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Getting slimmer by the day, free agent pickup Dontari Poe hopes to enhance Falcons' pass rush
Former Chiefs nose tackle hopes to reach playing weight of 330 pounds
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Falcons defensive lineman Dontari Poe (92) drinks water before starting a drill during the summer minicamp in Flowery Branch on Tuesday. - photo by David Barnes
Dontari Poe was still sweating through the black hoodie underneath his red practice jersey as he spoke to reporters Tuesday. Naturally, they wanted to know if the Atlanta Falcons’ new defensive tackle had qualified for his reportedly $125,000 bonus for weighing in at 340 pounds or less on the first day of mandatory minicamp. When pressed on the matter, Poe flashed a coy grin and repeated the same phrase as part of three separate responses.
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