The Falcons Sign Thomas
DeCoud to a Five-Year Extension
The Falcons made a great decision in signing Thomas DeCoud to
a five year, 17.5 million dollar deal with 4 million guaranteed. Decoud has
been a starter for the better part of the last three years and while he hasn’t been
spectacular, he’s been solid. He can be inconsistent, especially in coverage,
but the truth is there aren’t a lot of great coverage safeties out there. Additionally,
given the money the Falcons need to have available to pay other key members of their
team (Matt Ryan, Curtis Lofton, etc.) DeCoud brings great value for what he’s
being paid. He may never be a top ten Safety, but can play at that next tier level
on occasion. Should he develop and jump to being a top 15 safety, then the
Falcons got him at a great price. Good decision.
Dominek Hixon Re-Signs
with the Giants
The Giants made a good decision signing Domenik Hixon to a
one year contract worth 615,000. Hixon, who has missed the last two seasons
with knee injuries, is familiar with the coaching staff and offense so there
will be no learning curve for him. When he played, he was a very good kick
returner and solid slot receiver, which is what the Giants will want with Mario
Manningham likely leaving via free agency. Should his knees is be a problem,
the giants wouldn’t have offered too much for him. This was a solid signing.
The 49ers give C.J.
Spillman a Three-Year Contract Extension
C.J. Spillman has been a good special teams ace for the
49ers and gives them some extra depth in the defensive backfield. Not much to
say else to say about this, good signing overall.
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