On the next Hard Knocks: A veteran receiver and special teams ace returns, and a youngster gets cut for the fifth time in his NFL career.
Eric Weems, a wide receiver and return man who played for the Falcons from 2007 to 2011, re-signed with Atlanta today. Weems was a Pro Bowl kick returner for the Falcons in 2010 and is also a solid player on kick coverage.
Weems spent the last two seasons with the Bears and wasn’t as much of a contributor, either on offense or special teams, in Chicago as he had been in Atlanta. The Falcons know what they’re getting in Weems, and they like what they’re getting.
To make room for Weems on the 90-man roster, the Falcons waived wide receiver Jabin Sambrano. Although Sambrano has never played in a regular-season game, he has bounced around the league long enough to get cut by the Buccaneers and Jaguars, and get cut by the Colts twice. Now he can add the Falcons to his list.