The Atlanta Falcons have signed free agent security Jordan Fuller, a former Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams starter who performed for Raheem Morris from 2021-2023, and he must be anticipated to begin for the workforce in 2025. That’s a serious signing for a workforce that had a perilously skinny security group coming into immediately.
The information involves us from insider Tom Pelissero. We’ll see what the phrases are quickly sufficient.
Fuller didn’t make my record of defensive free brokers this morning, to my now everlasting remorse, however it is a high quality signing with some caveats. Fuller is a constant pressure for good in opposition to the run and has been by his whole profession, in addition to a sound tackler, which will probably be welcome for a Falcons workforce that wants that consistency. In his years with the Rams, Fuller was additionally a succesful if removed from wonderful choice in protection, so final yr’s shakier effort in Carolina stands out as one thing of an outlier.
One other word on the 9 video games piece: Fuller has two full seasons as a starter prior to now 4 years, and has missed 22 video games between 2022 and 2024. That’s to not say that harm is inevitable for the still-young security, nevertheless it’s most likely the one actual word of warning for a participant who in any other case ought to step in as a superbly succesful starter. The truth that he was a a lot better participant in Morris’s Rams protection than he was final yr in a decrepit Carolina D ought to make us hopeful he’ll bounce again from a rougher, injury-marred yr.
Fuller’s welcome historical past of inflicting turnovers—he had three interceptions and three pressured fumbles in 2023’s 17 video games underneath Morris in LA—is one other level in his favor.
We’ll see what the phrases of the deal are, however the Falcons desperately wanted assist at security and a longtime starter to pair with Jessie Bates, and Fuller supplies that. With DeMarcco Hellams now set to be the third security assuming good well being, I really feel a lot better in regards to the place group than I did yesterday, even when the workforce can and will inventory extra depth.
Give Fuller a heat welcome to Atlanta, if you happen to would.
