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Report: Panthers sign former Falcons DT Dontari Poe

August 26, 2017 Atlanta: PLAYER PROFILE - Atlanta Falcons nose tackle Dontari Poe (92) during play on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 at the opening of the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium and pre-season NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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August 26, 2017 Atlanta: PLAYER PROFILE - Atlanta Falcons nose tackle Dontari Poe (92) during play on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 at the opening of the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium and pre-season NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Alex Makrides
March 15, 2018

Free agent defensive tackle and former Atlanta Falcon Dontari Poe will reportedly sign with the NFC South rival the Carolina Panthers, according to the Washington Post’s Kimberly Martin.

NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported the deal is for three years and will be worth between $9 million and $10 million.

Poe signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Falcons back in March. In his lone season in Atlanta, Poe recorded 39 tackles including 2.5 sacks. General manager Thomas Dimitroff said at the NFL Scouting combine a few weeks ago it was going to be tough for the Falcons to keep Poe.

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