Former Washington cornerback Fabian Moreau will head to Atlanta. The Falcons are signing the veteran cornerback, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. It’s a one-year deal.
A former third-round Washington draftee, Moreau played in the slot and outside at points with his original team. The Falcons, who added longtime Washington exec Kyle Smith to their front office this year, will bring in Moreau to help their secondary.
Moreau will join a secondary that fared poorly in Dan Quinn's and Raheem Morris's final seasons with the Falcons. The Falcons ranked last in pass defense in 2020. They have a young group of corners, headed by 2020 first-round pick A.J. Terrell, due back but certainly will need some outside help going into Dean Pees' first season as defensive coordinator.
After Moreau played a key role for the 2018 and ’19 Washington squads, Ron Rivera reduced his role last season. The UCLA product played just 15% of Washington’s defensive snaps in 2020. He will head to Atlanta looking to bounce back.
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