Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey in 1977. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) runs in pursuit during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sept. 26, 1971. The Falcons and Rams played to a 20-20 tie at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) runs in pursuit during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sept. 26, 1971. The Falcons and Rams played to a 20-20 tie at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey in 1970. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) lines up in a three-point stance during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 1970. The Falcons and Rams played to a 10-10 tie at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) and defensive tackle Greg Lens (72) during a 20-20 tie with the Los Angeles Rams on September 26, 1971, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams - September 26, 1971 (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) sacks Los Angeles Rams quarterback Pat Haden (11) during an NFL game, Dec. 11, 1977. The Rams defeated the Falcons 23-7 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) looks across the line of scrimmage during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 11, 1971. The Rams defeated the Falcons 23-7 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) of the Atlanta Falcons watches from the bench against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 20, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. The Rams defeated the Falcons 27-14. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey during training camp in 1969. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey at training camp in 1972. (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey on the bench during a 10-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on September 10, 1978 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Claude Humphrey - Atlanta Falcons - File Photos (Associated Press/NFL Photos)

The banner of former Atlanta Falcons player Claude Humphrey (87) hangs from the rafters of the Georgia Dome during a week 13 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons against the New Orleans Saints in Atlanta, Georgia on November 28, 2012. The Falcons defeated the Saints 23-13. (Scott Boehm/Associated Press)

Hall of Fame players Aeneas Williams, and from top row left, Andre Reed, Walter Jones, Ray Guy, and from bottom row left, Claude Humphrey, Derrick Brooks during the 3rd annual NFL Honors at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, in New York. (Ric Tapia/NFL)

2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame class member Claude Humphrey is introduced at halftime of Super Bowl XLVIII at Metlife Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

NFL Hall of Fame inductee and former Atlanta Falcons great Claude Humphrey, right, is greeted by African-American broadcasting pioneer Robert Davenport at the Black College Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Atlanta. This year's class includes player inductees Robert Brazile of Jackson State, Leroy Kelly of Morgan State, John Stallworth of Alabama A&M, Michael Strahan of Texas Southern, Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State, Doug Wilkerson of North Carolina Central and coach inductee Marino Casem of Alcorn State. (David Tulis/Associated Press)

Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey announces Minnesota defensive tackle Ra'Shede Hageman as the 37th selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Friday, May 9, 2014, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)