The Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams swung a deal on Monday that sends receiver Laurent Robinson to Missouri, and that improves the Falcons’ standing in two rounds of the 2009 draft. In exchange for Robinson, a third-round pick in 2007, the Falcons and Rams flip-flopped their spots in rounds five and six. The Falcons move up 22 spots the fifth round (from No. 160 to No. 138) and 20 spots in the sixth round. As a rookie, Robinson appeared in 15 games, starting six. He caught 37 passes for 437 yards and one touchdown. Last season, the first year of the Thomas Dimitroff/Mike Smith regime, Robinson appeared in six games with no starts, catching only five passes for 52 yards. Robinson joins a group of receivers that currently includes Nate Jones, Travis Brown, Chad Lucas, Derek Stanley, Keenan Burton, Donnnie Avery, and Joel Filani.
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