Quinn: Paulsen added for physicality in the run game

Falcons coach Dan Quinn had not spoken about the addition of free agent tight end Logan Paulsen until Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting.

The Falcons released Levine Toilolo and added the 264-pound Paulsen in free agency. He was signed to a one-year, $1.005 million contract.

Here’s what Quinn had to say about Paulsen:

“We’ve watch Logan for awhile,” Quinn said. “He came out of UCLA. At the line of scrimmage is where he is best. It’s the physicality with blocking an outside linebacker or a defensive end.

“We wanted that as part of our game and (for it to be) really in tact. He brings that to our game in terms of playing in-line. We call that the Y (tight end). (Austin Hooper) we move a little bit more to where he can be outside and split to do some of the pass-catching responsibilities that we ask him to do.

“Logan, some of things he’ll do, won’t necessarily show up on the stat sheet. But it’s the physicality that we felt we really needed in our run game. With all of the combination blocks that take place between a tight end and a tackle when you run wide-zone, you better have really strong ability to get a guy pushed with all of those blocks that happen. We are really pumped to have him, too.”