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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Julio Jones is still Atlantas go-to receiver.No doubt about that.But Jones has been getting plenty of help in the Falcons passing game.Mohamed Sanu, Taylor Gabriel and Justin Hardy have bulked up a receiving group that, beyond Jones, was a big question mark at the start of the season.Running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman are frequent targets. Tight ends Jacob Tamme, Austin Hooper and Levine Toilolo have chipped in as well.The fact that we get everybody involved is a very important part of our offense, coach Dan Quinn said Tuesday. Were at our best when we keep attacking and different guys get the ball.This past Sunday may have been the best example yet.Sanu caught five passes on a game-winning drive against the Green Bay Packers, including an 11-yard touchdown with 31 seconds remaining. Three others players also had receptions on the 75-yard possession. Jones was not among them, though he did draw double-coverage that left Sanu matched up with a linebacker on the scoring play.I have all the belief in the world that those guys are going to make those plays, Jones said. Weve got a lot of ballers in our room.The Falcons (5-3) have done a good job turning to other players when Jones is drawing double- and even triple-coverage. When hes left in man-to-man, quarterback Matt Ryan is quick to take advantage.That is the conundrum facing the Buccaneers (3-4) when the NFC South rivals meet Thursday night in Tampa Bay.Theyre throwing it around the yard, said Mike Smith, Tampa Bays defensive coordinator and former head coach of the Falcons. Youve got to try to pick your poison when you play a team that has got the weapons that they have.Jones leads Atlanta with 43 receptions for 859 yards and four touchdowns, but hes far off his pace from a year ago when he led the NFL with 136 catches for 1,871 yards.Seven other players have double-figure receptions, including Sanu (32 catches, 342 yards, three TDs), Freeman (26, 192, 2) and Tamme (22, 210, 3). In all, 10 players have at least one touchdown reception.Tamme went down with a shoulder injury on the opening possession against the Packers, but Hooper, a third-round pick out of Stanford, stepped in to make five receptions for 41 yards. Coleman didnt play at all last Sunday because of a hamstring problem, but Terron Ward filled his versatile role.Its pretty cool to have a number of guys step up, Hooper said. Defenses cant key on one person. Any given rep, anybody could get the ball.Midway through the season, Sanu is just one catch off his total for all of last season with the Cincinnati Bengals. Hes on pace to eclipse the career-best 56 receptions he had in 2014.Weve got the greatest receiver in the NFL, but weve got other great guys in that room, too, Sanu said.Jones said he doesnt mind sharing the load, especially when defenses are overloading their coverages to stop him.In four games, hes been held to a total of 10 catches for 140 yards. In the other four games, he piled up 33 receptions for 719 yards -- including a 300-yard performance against Carolina, which paid a huge price by sticking with single coverage most of the way.Ryan and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan have done a splendid job taking advantage of what the defenses are giving.I feel like we feed off each other, Gabriel said. If its not Julios day, it can be Sanus day. If its not Sanus day, it can be my day.Game notes Jones (right knee) was limited in practice for the second day in a row after going out briefly in Sundays game. It seemed to be merely a precautionary step given the short week. Im good, Jones said. Theres no need to even talk about it. Nothing is going to hold me back. ... Held out of practice were Tamme, Coleman and DE Dwight Freeney (quadriceps). Quinn said its too soon to determine if Coleman will be able to play against the Bucs. Hes making progress, the coach said. His strength is back, but weve got to find out if he can explode on it.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Clearance Yeezy For Sale . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. MIAMI -- NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials to try and come up with ways to create positive change in communities around the country, a move that comes in response to protests in other sports about racial oppression and other social matters.Players received a memo from the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association on Wednesday, one that announced that the league and the union, working together, have begun developing substantive ways for us to come together and take meaningful action.A copy of the memo was obtained by The Associated Press. It did not remind players of the NBAs rule saying players must stand for the national anthem, something that some athletes in other pro sports have chosen not to do in recent weeks in acts of protest.These ideas are based on the actions many of you have already taken or supported, including convening community conversations in NBA markets to engage young people, parents, community leaders and law enforcement in a candid dialogue, read one excerpt of the memo, signed by both NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and union head Michele Roberts.They also said the game should continue bringing people together and build bonds of trust in our communities.The memo was sent on the same day that each player on the WNBAs Indiana Fever roster took a knee and linked arms with a teammate during the playing of the national anthem that preceded the teams playoff game with the Phoenix Mercury.Well, we thought it was important to have a voice about something greater than basketball, said Indianas Tamika Catchings, the longtime WNBA star who played her final game before retirement.It also came on the same day that Golden State coach Steve Kerr said he expected NBA players to take some sort of stand on the issue.The NBA and its players already are involved with several social programs together, including ones promoting mentoring. In the NBA rule book, the wording of the policy related to the anthem is this: Players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on the foul line during the playing of the National Anthem.Protests during the playing of the anthem have been rare in the NBA, with perhaps the most famed example of onee coming 20 years ago when Denvers Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the anthem because he felt the flag symbolized oppression.ddddddddddddHe was suspended for a game in March 1996 over his stance.But NBA stars have not been shy about trying to promote social change, and LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony took the stage -- at their own request -- to begin the ESPY Awards broadcast this summer and spoke out about the wave of police shootings that created unrest around the nation in recent months.Their speech was referenced in the memo to players on Wednesday, with Silver and Roberts saying the four stars spoke eloquently about the senseless acts of violence impacting our communities.Im all for people speaking out against injustice, said Kerr, who was 18 when his father -- the president of American University in Beirut -- was murdered. Whatever form that takes, if its non-violent and it leads to conversation, then I think thats a good thing.Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti said he would like to see Thunder players and staff continue standing for the anthem. He addressed the issue Wednesday, less than a week after an unarmed black man was fatally shot by a white police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Our players have the opportunity and ability to express themselves as people and we respect that above all, Presti said, speaking before the NBAs announcement was distributed.Presti said he was sure the league and the players would be working in concert to find common ground on the issue.The NBA and the players union are usually ahead of these types of situations, Presti said.Thunder guard Victor Oladipo told Complex Sports last week that he expected to see some NBA players taking a knee or acting in a similar fashion to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, soccers Megan Rapinoe and some NFL players with regard to protests during the anthem.Whatever you believe, believe in to the utmost, Oladipo said. But I think definitely, well see a few guys in the NBA doing the same thing.---AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley in Oakland, California, contributed to this report. ' ' '