Hour 1 - Arnold Ebiketie needs to become a consistent play maker on the Falcons defense

On this Monday edition of The Morning Shift, Niki Noto Palmer, filling in for Tiffany Blackmon, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan, kicks off the show by introducing you to Niki Noto Palmer, and talking about her recent trip to Montana. Niki, Beau, and Mike also recap their weekends, and then let you hear Atlanta Falcons pass rusher Arnold Ebiketie talk about what he did this offseason to get himself ready to have a career year. The Morning Shift crew also lets you hear Ebiketie talk about what he learned last year from Bud Dupree and Calais Campbell. Niki, Mike, and Beau react to what Ebiketie had to say as well. Next, The Morning Shift crew continues the opening hour by discussing all of the biggest local and national headlines in sports in The Front Page! On this edition of The Front Page, Niki, Mike, and Beau react to the Atlanta Braves’ bats getting hot over the weekend, and the Braves salvaging a series split against the New York Mets after 4-0 win on Saturday and a 9-2 win yesterday. Niki, Beau, and Mike also react to Reynaldo López exiting yesterday’s game early with forearm tightness, and talk about how this injury could affect how the Braves approach the trade deadline. The Morning Shift crew also explains why the Braves can’t afford another injury. Finally, Niki, Mike, and Beau close out this edition of The Front Page by reacting to the U.S. Women’s Soccer team getting a dominant 4-1 win over Germany yesterday, and clinching a spot in the quarterfinals. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to the U.S. Men’s Basketball team getting a dominant win over Serbia in their first group play game of the Olympics, and explain why they expect the U.S. Women’s Soccer team and the U.S. Men’s Basketball team to both take home Gold Medals. Finally, Mike and Beau close out the opening hour by diving into the world of Niki Noto Palmer in a Morning Shift Time Out featuring Niki Noto Palmer! On this edition of a Morning Shift Timeout, featuring Niki Noto Palmer, Beau and Mike ask Niki an array of questions to get to know her.