Field Level Media
12 Mar 2025, 11:44 GMT+10
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On the same day that Leonard Floyd was released by the San Francisco 49ers, the edge rusher agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, ESPN and NFL.com reported.
Floyd, 32, is headed to his fourth team in four seasons and his fifth NFL team overall.
He lasted just one season in San Francisco despite signing a two-year, $20 million contract last year. Floyd started all 17 games for the 49ers, recording 8.5 sacks, 42 tackles, eight tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one pass defensed.
In 138 NFL games for the Chicago Bears (2016-19), Los Angeles Rams (2020-22), Buffalo Bills (2023) and San Francisco (2024), Floyd has 66.5 sacks, 412 tackles, 71 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 15 passes defensed.
Floyd started all four playoff games for the Rams during their championship run in 2021-22. He had two sacks in that postseason, including one in the Super Bowl.
He heads back to his home state, as he grew up in Georgia and played for the University of Georgia.
Floyd joins a Falcons pass rush that managed just 31 sacks in 2024, the second-worst figure in the NFL.
--Field Level Media
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