Before he signed with the Falcons, Dontari Poe never had a weight clause in his contract.
But after collecting a $125,00 bonus for coming into camp under 330 pounds, Poe is just fine.
“No, first one,” Poe said when asked if he ever had a weight clause.
Did he make the weight?
“Oh yeah,” Poe said. “(The weight clause) was cool with me.”
Poe signed an $8 million, one-year contract in the offseason after playing five seasons for the Chiefs.
Poe was listed at 346 pounds by the Chiefs, but Falcons coach Dan Quinn believes that Poe, a two-time Pro Bowler, could be more effective under 330.
Poe looks forward to playing both tackle positions in the Falcons defense.
“We’re just playing football,” Poe said. “K.C. was a different style of game. This is faster moving, and (coaches) let the (defensive) linemen get up the field and play. It’s different, but at the same time, it’s football. I’m just playing.”
Quinn, a former defensive line coach, spends a lot of time with the unit.
“He’s over there every day, giving us drills, giving us tips,” Poe said. “You can tell he’s a (defensive) line coach at heart.”
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