Falcons Re-Sign Michael Boley!

by Dave Choate on Apr 10, 2008 2:45 AM EDT in Falcons News

The Falcons had to re-sign Michael Boley, who almost certainly is the team's best player after annihilating entire offenses by himself last year. We had to lose a lot of fan favorites along the way, but I didn't really think Comrade Dimitroff and Mike Smith would let Boley walk into the season without some kind of deal.

Mission accomplished, baby!

Boley still flies under the radar a little bit, but he's about as well-rounded a linebacker as there is in the NFL. While Lance Briggs gets headlines, Boley just simply surpasses him as a teammate and player. Last year he piled up 125 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and seven pass deflections. It wouldn't surprise me to see him surpass those numbers next year, especially because the defense could be even more iffy to begin with.

Long story short, I don't even care about the financials. This was a smart football decision, and I for one welcome our Michael Boley overlord.

Update [2008-4-10 12:52:5 by Dave the Falconer]: It's a one year,$2 million contract that should only last until they ink him to a long-term deal.

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100% agree

This was surely one of those 'have-to-get-done' things for this offseason. Glad to see it happened as this might actually allow Brooking to be decent for another year or so and then be able to go off quietly into the night. It also helps us by keeping our positional needs at their current level and not have to go after a LB early.

by Jesse @ The Falcoholic on Apr 10, 2008 8:42 AM EDT reply actions

RE: Update

That's a smart move on the teams part. It allows them plenty of wiggle room to negotiate all those nice shiny new contracts they got coming up from the draft. I am willing to bet that they will re-work the contract before the start of the season.

by Jesse @ The Falcoholic on Apr 11, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions