Falcons re-sign outside linebacker Carter to 2-year deal
FILE - Atlanta Falcons linebacker Lorenzo Carter (9) in action during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Baltimore. Outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter, who was second on the team with four sacks in 2022, will remain with the Atlanta Falcons on a two-year deal announced by the team on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Terrance Williams]
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter, who was second on the team with four sacks in 2022, is remaining with the Atlanta Falcons on a two-year deal. Carter started all 17 games last season and set a career high with 58 tackles. He had 12 quarterbacks hits, a fumble recovery and an interception returned for a touchdown. Carter grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 draft after playing at the University of Georgia. He signed a one-year deal with the Falcons last year.
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FILE - Atlanta Falcons linebacker Lorenzo Carter (9) sacks New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton (14) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter, who was second on the team with four sacks in 2022, will remain with the Atlanta Falcons on a two-year deal announced by the team on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.(AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
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