British league player joins defensive line

Apparently, five defensive ends weren’t going to be enough.

The Falcons waited only a couple of hours after their first training-camp workouts to adjust their roster, signing defensive end Efe Obada, a veteran of the British American Football Association who served briefly last season on Dallas’ practice squad.

Also, the Falcons waived wide receiver Daje Johnson, a rookie free agent who played collegiately at Texas.

Obada, a Nigerian who grew up in London, had never played football until two years ago, when he signed with the London Warriors.

During two stints on the Cowboys’ practice squad in 2015, he began as a tight end but was moved exclusively to defense.

Obada, who is 6-feet-6 and 265 pounds, was waived in March and briefly was with Kansas City before the

All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones was pulled out of the closing portion of Thursday’s practice because of an unspecified “tweak,” according to coach Dan Quinn.

“We just held him out,” Quinn said. “He had a little tweak, so we decided to hold him out. He’ll likely be back tomorrow. He could have come back in today and was asking me to. But I decided not.”

Quinn declined to provide any further information, but the receiver could be seen playing catch while the team continued its workout.

Exhibition vs. Bulls is set for Omaha

The Hawks will play the Bulls in an exhibition game in Omaha at 8 p.m. Oct. 20. The Bulls released their preseason schedule Thursday. The game will be played at the CenturyLink Center.

The Hawks have not announced their preseason schedule. They are also scheduled to play an exhibition game at Memphis on Oct. 6, according to the Grizzlies schedule released this week.