With Bralen Trice landing on injured reserve again, the Falcons had an open roster spot for about five minutes. They filled it by signing safety Jordan Fuller, again.
Fuller was the team’s veteran free agent signing this spring at safety, where he figured to compete with DeMarcco Hellams and a rookie opposite Jessie Bates. Rookie Xavier Watts seems to have won that competition, but Fuller was very much in the mix all summer and was thus a surprise cut. Because he didn’t have to clear waivers, observers
including our own Aaron Freeman wondered if his release was a way of jockeying to put a player on injured reserve, and that player turned out to be Trice. Now Fuller is back.
Though he had a down season for the Panthers in 2024, Fuller is a familiar face for Raheem Morris from their shared Rams days and a quality enough player in coverage to be an asset for Atlanta as a third or fourth safety, depending on the pecking order. His extensive starting experience makes him a candidate to step in if Watts falters, as well, and now the Falcons are back to have a robust, four man safety room. I worry far less about that group now.
Welcome Fuller back—he was only gone a couple of days, I know—and hopefully he’ll be an asset for this team in 2025.
