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When the Falcons made safety Keanu Neal their first-round pick in April, some people noted the outsize role that safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor played when Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator of the Seahawks.

The Seahawks advanced to the Super Bowl in both seasons that Quinn was in that job and Quinn’s been trying to build the same kind of unit that helped carry Seattle to that level of success. Neal hasn’t had much time to work with Quinn since being drafted, but he’s spending the time before training camp with a player who should be able to give him some insight into what Quinn likes in safeties.

Neal posted a video to Instagram of a workout with Chancellor that he captioned “learning from the best.”

Quinn and other Falcons coaches had plenty of praise for Neal during OTAs with Quinn saying the team is “counting on him to have a huge role for us.” Any tips he can glean from Chancellor should help him fulfill that expectation and help move Atlanta’s defense in a better direction for the 2016 season.