Falcons DT Dontari Poe looks on track for weigh-in

ESPN's Vaughn McClure writes that new Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe looks like he's on track to meet his contractual incentive to weigh under 340 pounds at Thursday's OTA.  (Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images)

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ESPN's Vaughn McClure writes that new Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe looks like he's on track to meet his contractual incentive to weigh under 340 pounds at Thursday's OTA. (Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images)

Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe looks like he's on track to easily be below 340 pounds and earn a $125,000 bonus at Thursday's OTA, writes ESPN's Vaughn McClure. Poe signed a one-year, $8 million free agent contract with the Falcons during the offseason, and there were $500,000 of incentives tied to four weigh-ins that begin at Thursday's OTA and continue throughout the season.

His next weigh-in will come on the first day of training camp in July, when he has to be 330 pounds or less to qualify for another $125,000 bonus. Poe was 340 pounds when the Falcons signed him, and he was listed at 346 pounds with the Chiefs last season.

Poe was a Pro Bowl nose tackle for the Chiefs in 2013 and 2014, totaling 10.5 sacks. A drop in his numbers (just 2.5 sacks) and some back issues that included surgery helped lead to the Chiefs letting Poe leave in free agency.

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