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Falcons re-sign wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge

Falcons wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge (12) tries to break the table between New Orleans defenders during the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
Falcons wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge (12) tries to break the table between New Orleans defenders during the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
By D. Orlando Ledbetter
April 11, 2023

FLOWERY BRANCH — Wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge, one of the team’s top special-teams players, re-signed with the Falcons on Tuesday.

Hodge, who last season played 259 special-teams snaps and led the team with nine special-teams tackles, signed a one-year contract.

On offense last season, he caught 13 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown.

Hodge, 28, played at Prairie View A&M and also has played with the Rams, Browns and Lions.

He has played in 72 NFL games and made three starts. He has 43 catches for 632 yards and a touchdown over 199 offensive snaps (19%).

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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