ATLANTA – Rashid Shaheed doesn’t normally field that punt.
All-Pro returners, as Shaheed has been, certainly don’t try to field that punt.
But in Sunday’s 26-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Shaheed attempted to catch a punt within the 5-yard line — and muffed it. The mistake was costly: Atlanta recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown, giving the Falcons a 7-0 lead and an unexpected score on an afternoon Atlanta’s offense failed to score a touchdown…