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Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking said he had arthroscopic knee surgery in January to repair damage that he said he should have had fixed during the Falcons' 2007 season. He said he is healed and feels so good that he will run the final 1.1 miles of the ING half-marathon in Atlanta on March 30 with 300 middle schoolers who earned the opportunity through fitness-based initiatives.

Brooking, a 10-year veteran of the Falcons and the NFL, enters offseason workouts Monday as one of the few remaining players from the 2004 team that played in the NFC championship game. He spoke with the AJC Falcons beat writer Steve Wyche last week about his on- and off-field work and dealing with another round of franchise upheaval.

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