The Atlanta Falcons have found a solution to the loss of John Abraham Wednesday by reaching an agreement with free agent defensive end Osi Umenyiora with a two-year contract.
According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Umenyiora's deal is for $8.5 million, with a max value projected to be around $12 million, including $5 million guaranteed.
Umenyiora, 31, will give the Falcons a slightly younger replacement at defensive end, however, he saw a decline in his performance in recent years. Last season he only earned six sacks for the Giants, where he started in only four-of-16 games. He had 55 tackles, five for losses, and one for a forced fumble.
He had a career-high 14½ sacks in 2005, when he was a first-team All-Pro selection. He has reached double figures in sacks only one of the past four years -- 11½ in 2010.
Umenyiora, 6 feet 3, 255 pounds, was a second-round pick from Troy State by New York in 2003. He has 75 sacks, 31 forced fumbles and 13 fumble recoveries in his career and helped the Giants win two Super Bowl championships.
He set an NFL record with 10 forced fumbles in 2010 and a Giants record with six sacks in a 2007 win over Philadelphia.
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