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Falcons Free Agent Decision: Will Svitek

Found February 10, 2013 on Grits Blitz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Will Svitek,  Luke McCown
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons
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The Falcons are facing a lot of decisions this off-season and that starts with their 14 unrestricted free agents. We will go through them one by one and decide whether or not the Falcons should re-sign them. A lot of times it's not as easy as it looks as some decisions have more than just roster spot implications. We also have to think about the salary cap as it is expected to increase by just $200,000 this season.  Will Svitek has been a good contributor for the Atlanta Falcons since he joined the team in 2009. From 2009 to 2011, Svitek played in 45 games for the Falcons and started 12 including 10 starts in 2011. In 2012, Svitek was slotted in as the back-up left tackle but was also cross trained for other OL positions to help out if needed. Unfortunately, Svitek suffered a pre-season arm injury and missed the entire year. We asked our twitter followers if we should re-sign Svitek and here is what they said: @gritsblitzblog absolutely not. This year we n...
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