Contract Commenced: Falcons sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts for 2025…
The Atlanta Falcons have signed 12 players to reserve/future contracts following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Below is a complete list of the players signed:
- Junior Aho, defensive tackle*
- Phillip Dorsett II, wide receiver*
- Elijah Dotson, running back*
- Dylan Drummond, wide receiver*
- Joey Fisher, offensive guard
- Jovaughn Gwyn, offensive guard*
- Lamar Jackson, defensive back*
- Emory Jones, quarterback*
- Khalid Kareem, defensive end*
- Jesse Matthews, wide receiver*
- Benny Sapp III, defensive back*
- Tyrone Wheatley Jr., offensive tackle*
Eleven of the names – those with an asterisk – are already familiar to the Falcons, as they were on Atlanta’s practice squad when the 2024 season concluded.
Three were even elevated and saw game time in 2024:
- Gwyn appeared in one game, taking two special teams snaps in the Week 18 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jackson appeared in two games, taking 18 special teams snaps between the Week 17 loss to the Washington Commanders and the Week 18 loss to the Carolina Panthers.Atlanta Falcons logo
Falcons sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts for 2025
Eleven of the 12 reserve/future players were on the Falcons’ practice squad during the 2024 season.
Jan 06, 2025 at 05:19 PM
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Terrin Waack
Falcons Digital Team Reporter
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have signed 12 players to reserve/future contracts following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Below is a complete list of the players signed:
Junior Aho, defensive tackle*
Phillip Dorsett II, wide receiver*
Elijah Dotson, running back*
Dylan Drummond, wide receiver*
Joey Fisher, offensive guard
Jovaughn Gwyn, offensive guard*
Lamar Jackson, defensive back*
Emory Jones, quarterback*
Khalid Kareem, defensive end*
Jesse Matthews, wide receiver*
Benny Sapp III, defensive back*
Tyrone Wheatley Jr., offensive tackle*
Eleven of the names – those with an asterisk – are already familiar to the Falcons, as they were on Atlanta’s practice squad when the 2024 season concluded.
Three were even elevated and saw game time in 2024:
Gwyn appeared in one game, taking two special teams snaps in the Week 18 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jackson appeared in two games, taking 18 special teams snaps between the Week 17 loss to the Washington Commanders and the Week 18 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
