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Falcons re-sign safety Kemal Ishmael to one-year deal

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CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 16: Kemal Ishmael #36 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates the Carolina Panthers missed field goal to end the 19-17 Falcons at Bank of America Stadium on November 16, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed backup safety Kemal Ishamel to a one-year, $2.5 million deal, a source told PFT’s Mike Florio.

Ishamel started four games in place of an injured Keanu Neal this season and totaled 52 tackles with two passes defended in 13 games played for Atlanta.

A former seventh-round pick out of Central Florida, Ishmael has appeared in 49 total games in four seasons with 196 tackles, five interceptions, 11 passes defended and a forced fumble.