Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons

Falcons to sign defensive end Jack Crawford

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 09: Jack Crawford #58 of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 09: Jack Crawford #58 of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
By
March 9, 2017

Looking for help along the defensive line, the Falcons will sign defensive end Jack Crawford to a three-year deal Thursday, according to his agent David Canter.

The Falcons cut defensive tackle Tyson Jackson and did not extend an offer to Jonathan Babineaux. Both are now unrestricted free agents.

Crawford, 28, started 11 games and played in all 16 for the Cowboys last season. He played 529 snaps (50 percent) and 102 special-teams snaps (23.1 percent).

Crawford, 6-foot-5, 274 pounds, was a fifth-round pick by the Raiders in 2012. He played at Penn State.

He’s played in 57 NFL games, with 12 starts.

https://twitter.com/davidcanter/status/839941888052498433

About the Author

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.

Follow D. Orlando Ledbetter on facebookFollow D. Orlando Ledbetter on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

A bone bruise in his knee sidelined Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. from playing in Atlanta's 34-14 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Penix says slumping Falcons offense is ‘right where we want to be’

Michael Penix Jr. says his injury is ‘turning in the right direction,' as the offense comes off consecutive games of scoring 10 points vs. both the 49ers and Dolphins.

1h ago

It’s early, but Falcons are at risk of squandering Bijan Robinson’s brilliance

Ken Sugiura writes that the Atlanta Falcons are running the risk of squandering Bijan Robinson's brilliance.

2h ago

Falcons’ Zac Robinson charged with fixing the team’s offensive woes

The Falcons have their offensive prep work cut out for them before Sunday's game against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The Latest

A bone bruise in his knee sidelined Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. from playing in Atlanta's 34-14 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Penix says slumping Falcons offense is ‘right where we want to be’

1h ago

It’s early, but Falcons are at risk of squandering Bijan Robinson’s brilliance

2h ago

Falcons’ Zac Robinson charged with fixing the team’s offensive woes

Featured

Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Dunes dustup hangs over Georgia-Florida weekend’s ‘Frat Beach’ party

A construction project at "Frat Beach," the annual St. Simons Island party before the Georgia-Florida college football game, is causing logistical and environmental concerns.

‘Please don’t go and die.’ Jury rules in cigarette boat, pontoon boat crash.

A middle-of-the-night boat crash on a Georgia lake four years ago left one man dead and six others injured. A Macon jury found the speedboater guilty of homicide Tuesday.

KEN SUGIURA

Why Braves’ speculated managerial candidate may not prove to be the hire

Danny Lehmann is considered a top pick as Braves' manager, but the team may still be weighing options.