oochymp 2,393 Posted August 26, 2015 Rex Grossman signs 1-year deal with Falcons Vaughn McClure, ESPN Staff Writer Rex Grossman signed a one-year, $1 million contract Wednesday with the Atlanta Falcons, where he will compete to be the backup to starting quarterback Matt Ryan. The team confirmed the signing, announcing that running back Evan Royster was waived/injured in a corresponding move. Grossman, 35, was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2003 NFL draft. He last appeared on a regular-season NFL roster in 2013 with the Washington Redskins. He last played in an NFL regular-season game during the 2011 season, when he started 13 games for the Redskins. Full Article: Atlanta Falcons sign QB Rex Grossman to one-year, $1 million deal all jokes aside, this is actually a pretty good signing, he's a solid backup and he already knows Shanahan's system, definitely an improvement over T.J. Yates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.AirMcNair. 1,232 Posted August 26, 2015 Feels like an awfully late time to sign him though. Feels like you'd have wanted him in training camp/first two weeks of pre-season if you really wanted him competing for the #2 spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted August 26, 2015 Feels like an awfully late time to sign him though. Feels like you'd have wanted him in training camp/first two weeks of pre-season if you really wanted him competing for the #2 spot. normally yes, but I think his familiarity with Shanahan (now the Falcons' OC but worked with Rexy in Washington and Cleveland for the last five years) makes that much less of a concern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.AirMcNair. 1,232 Posted September 4, 2015 In response to his dickslapping of Matt Ryan, the Falcons have released him. Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 5m5 minutes ago Falcons released QB Rex Grossman, per source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
