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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Horn happy after release
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Flowery Branch - Joe Horn was as happy as he’s been in months. I spoke to him shortly after the Falcons’ released him Tuesday afternoon and he said he’s glad he’s finally out of here.
The Falcons might feel the same. I won’t be speaking to any team officials until after practice, but they must have felt having Horn outta here was worth paying him the $2.5 million he was owed.
A side note: Horn, who had 27 catches for 243 yards and one touchdown after signing a four-year, $14.5 million free agent deal last summer from New Orleans, leaves Atlanta $7.5 million richer in guaranteed salary. He will probably add to that because it is highly likely he’ll get picked up quickly by another team.
Horn’s release won’t affect the things at wide receiver with Atlanta since he hadn’t practiced much or played at all because of a hamstring issue he said was minor. Roddy White, Mike Jenkins, Laurent Robinson and Harry Douglas are at the top of the food chain with Brian Finneran, Adam Jennings, Eric Weems and Chandler Williams vying for the fifth spot.
I would not be surprised if Atlanta signed a wide receiver after the first wave of cuts next week.
Horn’s departure adds to the roster turnover for GM Thomas Dimitroff and coach Mike Smith. They want players who want to buy in. Keep that in mind because Horn probably won’t be the only veteran who was in training camp to get bounced before the regular season.
I’ll check back in after practice.
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