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Hageman’s one-year deal worth $735,000

He received a $15,000 signing bonus.
Falcons' Ra'Shede Hageman walks onto the field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 11, 2016 during their game against the Rams in Los Angeles.

Credit: Josh Lefkowitz

Credit: Josh Lefkowitz

Falcons' Ra'Shede Hageman walks onto the field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 11, 2016 during their game against the Rams in Los Angeles.
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April 24, 2019

Falcons defensive tackle Ra’Shede Hageman received a one-year, $735,000 contract that included a $15,000 signing bonus.

Hageman, who must serve a two-game suspension if he makes the team, signed the contract on Friday.

The Falcons elected to give their former second-round pick a second chance after he'd been out of the league in the wake of a domestic violence situation. 

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