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The Falcons have signed center Alex Stepanovich. The 26-year old hasn’t lived up to his ability thus far in his career and he projects better as a backup for the Falcons. He played in 12 games (4 starts) last season for the Bengals. He has now played in 42 games (34 starts) in his 4-year NFL career.
28-year old DT Rashad Moore has signed on with the Atlanta Falcons. He played in only 1 game last season for the Patriots and he made 1 tackle. He has now played in 43 games and he has made 88 tackles, defensed 2 passes, has 3 sacks and he has forced 1 fumble. The 6’4″, 325 pound Moore is nothing more than a backup.
Defensive end Simon Fraser has signed on with the Atlanta Falcons. The 24-year old Fraser played in 16 games for the Browns last season and he made 14 tackles and defensed a pass. He has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has made 51 tackles, defensed 5 passes, has 4.5 sacks and forced a fumble. Fraser is nothing more than a backup but it was a nice depth signing.
The Falcons have signed 29-year old DT Kindal Moorehead to a 2-year contract. Moorehead played in 16 games last season for the Panthers and he made 19 tackles and had 2 sacks. Moorehead has now played in 75 games in his NFL career and he has made 104 tackles, defensed 8 passes, had 9.5 sacks, forced 1 fumble and intercepted 1 pass which he returned for a TD. This was a nice depth signing for the Falcons.
The Falcons have signed Michael Turner who will take over as the feature back. He got six years for $34.5 million bucks. Turner played in all 16 games last season for the Chargers and he carried the ball 71 times for 316 yards (4.5 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also has caught 4 passes for 16 yards (4.0 avg). Turner has now played in 59 games in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 228 times for 1,257 yards (5.5 ypc) with 6 TD runs. He also has caught 11 passes for 71 yards (6.5 avg). This was a good move for the Falcons who had trouble running the football last season.
The Falcons have signed TE Ben Hartsock. Hartsock played in 16 games last season for the Titans and he caught 12 passes for 138 yards (11.5 avg). He has now played in 45 games in his NFL career and he has caught 24 passes for 247 yards (10.3 avg). Hartsock won’t catch many passes but he’s a good blocker in the running game.
The Falcons have signed safety Erik Coleman to a 4-year, $10 million dollar contract. Coleman played in 15 games for the Jets last season and he made 50 tackles. Coleman has now played in 63 games in his NFL career and he has made 372 tackles, defensed 23 passes, has 2 sacks and 7 interceptions. The Falcons are hoping that Coleman can bounce back from the worst season of the career because they need the help.
Von Hutchins only stands 5’9″, 181 pounds but he plays much bigger than that. He played in 16 games last season for the Texans and he made 95 tackles, defensed 6 passes, had 1/2 a sack, forced 1 fumble and he intercepted 1 pass. He has now played in 38 games in his NFL career and he has made 152 tackles, defensed 9 passes, has 1/2 a sack, forced 1 fumble and he’s intercepted 2 passes including one that he returned for a TD. This was a nice move for the Falcons who need help at the back of the defense. Hutchins can also play CB in a pinch.