2009 Free Agency
Stay with AtlantaFalcons.com for up-to-date free agent signings by the Falcons and to track the team's group of free agents heading into the 2009 season. Click here for Official Transactions. The period to sign "unrestricted free agents" began Friday, Feb. 27.
RELATED LINKS:
- FREE AGENCY HOME: More information on the Falcons 2009 free agents
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: More on free agency in this FAQ
- NFL.COM: Free agency news from NFL.com
- TRANSACTIONS: Click here for a list of Falcons official transactions from 2001 to present
- IMPORTANT DATES: Key days in the 2009 NFL Offseason
2009 Falcons Free Agent Signings
| Name | Height | Weight | Exp. | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Brett Romberg | 6'2" | 298 | 5 | Miami (Fla). | Signed March 9, 2009 |
| LB Mike Peterson | 6'1" | 238 | 10 | Florida | Signed March 10, 2009 |
2009 Falcons Free Agent Signings (non-veteran free agents)
| Name | Height | Weight | Exp. | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT Tywain Myles | 6'2" | 305 | R | Tarleton State | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| OL Nate Bennett | 6'4" | 314 | R | Clemson | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| OL Michael Butterworth | 6'7" | 298 | R | Slippery Rock | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| DE Willie Evans | 6'1" | 267 | 1 | Mississippi State | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| CB Darius Vinnett | 5'8" | 170 | R | Arkansas | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| WR Chandler Williams | 5'11" | 178 | 1 | Florida International | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| TE Keith Zinger | 6'4" | 68 | R | LSU | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| DT Thomas Johnson | 6'2" | 305 | 2 | Middle Tennessee State | Signed Jan. 5, 2009 |
| CB Ronnie Prude | 5'11" | 180 | 3 | LSU | Signed Jan. 7, 2009 |
| S Marcus Paschal | 6'0" | 201 | 1 | Iowa | Signed Jan. 7, 2009 |
| CB Tony Tiller | 6'0" | 185 | 1 | East Tennessee State | Signed Feb. 3, 2009 |
2009 Restricted Free Agents (RFA)
Restricted free agents are players who have completed three accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They have received qualifying offers from their old clubs and are free to negotiate with any club until just before the NFL Draft, at which time their rights revert to their original club. If a player accepts an offer from a new club, the old club will have the right to match the offer and retain the player. If the old club elects not to match the offer, it may receive draft-choice compensation depending on the level of the qualifying offer made to the player.
| Name | Height | Weight | Exp. | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Tyson Clabo | 6'6" | 332 | 3 | Wake Forest | Second-round tender |
| G Harvey Dahl | 6'5" | 308 | 3 | Nevada-Reno | Second-round tender |
| S Jamaal Fudge | 5'9" | 194 | 3 | Clemson | Re-signed on March 3 |
| C Ben Wilkerson | 6'4" | 310 | 3 | LSU | Re-signed on March 3 |
2009 Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Unrestricted veteran free agents are players who have completed four or more accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They are free to sign with any club through July 22 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). On July 23, their exclusive rights will revert to their original club if that club made a June 1 tender to these players. Teams will have until the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season to sign their unrestricted veteran free agents to whom a tender was made on June 1. If the player does not sign by then, he must continue to sit out the remainder of the season. If a June 1 tender is not made to an unrestricted free agent, he continues to be free to sign with any club.
| Name | Height | Weight | Exp. | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Michael Koenen | 5'11" | 199 | 4 | Western Washington | Franchise tag applied |
| LB Keith Brooking | 6'2" | 241 | 11 | Georgia Tech | Signed with Dallas |
| S Lawyer Milloy | 6'0" | 216 | 13 | Washington | Will not re-sign |
| DE Chauncey Davis | 6'2" | 274 | 4 | Flordia State | Re-signed on March 4 |
| DT Grady Jackson | 6'2" | 345 | 12 | Knoxville | Signed with Detroit |
| TE Marcus Pollard | 6'3" | 255 | 14 | Bradley | |
| DT Jason Jefferson | 6'1" | 295 | 4 | Wisconsin | Re-signed on March 3 |
| TE Justin Peelle | 6'4" | 250 | 7 | Oregon | Re-signed on March 3 |
| CB Domonique Foxworth | 5'11" | 180 | 4 | Maryland | Signed with Baltimore |
| T Wayne Gandy | 6'5" | 305 | 14 | Auburn | |
| LB Coy Wire | 6'0" | 228 | 7 | Stanford | Re-signed on March 3 |
| LB Tony Gilbert | 6'0" | 248 | 5 | Georgia | Re-signed on March 3 |
| LB Michael Boley | 6'3" | 223 | 4 | Southern Mississippi | Signed with N.Y. Giants |
