Dunta Robinson signs $57 million contract with the Falcons
Dunta Robinson tackling against the Cleveland Browns.
Cornerback Dunta Robinson signed a six-year contract with $22.5 million in guarantees with the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday.
Robinson, who was considered the top cornerback available in free agency, formerly played for the Houston Texans.
Robinson, a native of Athens, played in high school at Clarke Central before going on to star at the University of South Carolina.
Also, quarterback Chris Redman’s contract was a two-year deal, worth $5.6 milion, with $2.5 million of it guaranteed.
Cornerback Brian Williams’ one-year contract is worth $1.6 million with a heavy roster bonus incentive as he’s battling back from knee surgery.
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JJ
March 6th, 2010
7:18 pm
FS not FA.
Michael
March 6th, 2010
7:31 pm
For those of you who think that you have to be above six ft to play defensive back in the NFL. You have got it wrong. The best shutdown corner in the NFL in 2009, Darrelle Revis, is 5′11. Tracy Porter of N.O. who picked off Brett Farve late in the Chapionship game and Peyton Manning to seal the Super Bowl Victory: He’s 5′11. Marcus Trufant is 5′11, Asante Samuel is 5′10, and Bob Sanders, yea he’s pretty good too. He’s 5′8. Height can be helpful, but some of the best in the league are between 5′8 and 5′11.
Drew
March 6th, 2010
7:31 pm
57 million. seriously? thats like 9.5 mill a year. hopefully we pay most of that this year. im thinkin we could have got a player thats better for that kind of money. not saying another corner but another player.
Tosin
March 6th, 2010
7:34 pm
Trust me Drew, the Falcons have a lot of cap space
JJ
March 6th, 2010
8:00 pm
Guys, it’s only the guaranteed money $23m that you look at, hello… bueller? bueller? bueller?
justin
March 6th, 2010
8:03 pm
Great job guys! It is really easy to be a Falcons fan these days when they go out and get players like this. Dont get too caught up on the stats, just watch Dunta play and you can see this guys is worth the money! Robinson island anyone?
JJ
March 6th, 2010
8:05 pm
How many 6′0+ allstar CB are out there?, not many. Think the avg. is 5′10 for probowlers. Turning the hips in transition and going for the ball (hello houston) is more impt. than height!
Carlos
March 6th, 2010
8:36 pm
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/13/duntas-footwear-message-to-gm-pay-me-rick/
He wanted in Atlanta last year.
Without-a-clue
March 6th, 2010
8:39 pm
Some of these jerks would complain if they were going to be hanged with a used rope. ROBINSON IS A GREAT ACQUISITION.!
aizdaman
March 6th, 2010
8:42 pm
NOW WE NEED TO DRAFT WEATHERSPPONN
Big Ray
March 6th, 2010
8:54 pm
Amazing those hating on the Dunta Robinson signing.
What, you wanted Dominique Foxworth?
I can’t blame people for being scared. We just paid big money to get a top-of-the-pile CB, making our defense tougher. Falcons opponents and haters are bothered by this. Why? Because more improvement is coming….
THWG
March 6th, 2010
8:58 pm
Last thing Atlanta needs is more trash from Athens. Doontah will be overweight by the end of the season.
the females in Atlanta will be all over this piece of garbage and since he cannot even get a decent haircut we know he will not be able to control his desires.
MarkTwain
March 6th, 2010
9:02 pm
Said it yesterday and I’ll say it again. Now that we are out of the corner market and Texas is forced to take a corner, the Jets, Packers, and Vikings will be calling with offers to leapfrog Texas to take the best corner. There are teams at the top of the second that need one too. If we can do that, the Pouncey pick looks better. The thing that kills me about Pouncey at 19 is that we could have taken Antoine Caldwell last year in the second round instead of William Moore. I take Caldwell over Pouncey any day. That is the one problem with drafting strictly on need.
DOL’s mock makes more sense than any other I’ve seen. Don’t like Pouncey at 19, but I can sure see it happening. If Bruce Campbell is there you take him. Baker will get hurt again and he is mediocre at best. Bumping Clabo to a guard spot wouldn’t hurt either. Blalock is a weak link.
robertussen
March 6th, 2010
9:08 pm
Keith Bulluck
*Sunshine*
March 6th, 2010
9:11 pm
I see Dunta got alot of u upset. Damn give the Man a chance. U know all this back stabbing, will come back to haunt ya later down the road. Who Dat Flying Sooooooo High In The Sky “Dunta Robinson”. Fly Baby Fly, Spread Those Wings. Athens Ga in The House……
Falcon 8211
March 6th, 2010
9:39 pm
i love this signing. keep it going smitty and td.DOL. are there any other free agent buzz around the falcons complex.
Max
March 6th, 2010
10:07 pm
Your caption = “Dunta Robinson tackling against the Cleveland Browns.” Are you serious? You don’t know that’s Stallworth? Really?
Chop Buster
March 6th, 2010
10:08 pm
Only time will tell if this was a good signing or not. As far as the money goes, it’s Arthur’s to spend and Dimitroff’s to manage so get over it. Stop whining like it’s your money being spent.
GT Fan
March 6th, 2010
10:50 pm
Great job Falcons Management. Keep up the rebuilding process, can’t wait till next year.
Wish Mr. Blanks owned the Braves!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken Strickland
March 6th, 2010
11:00 pm
Let’s see, we have one of the NFL’s best backup QB’s signed, the best CB in FA signed, the R-side of our OL, both backup RB’s, our top backup OLineman and punter tendered contracts, which means they’re virtually signed, and I doubt that we’re through.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 6th, 2010
11:19 pm
Falcons would have been better off offering all that cash to get the 3rd pick in the draft and getting Eric Berry to play corner. He’s younger, bigger, faster and aggressive.
Atlanta Peach
March 6th, 2010
11:29 pm
Will St.Louis take Suh ?, or pass on him. Who could the Falcons trade to move up ?
Atlanta Peach
March 6th, 2010
11:31 pm
Oh yeah, should have gotten Peppers ! I bet the Saints fans would feel different right about now !
falcon21
March 7th, 2010
12:06 am
Get Peppers so he can play 1 out of every 4 downs. Money well spent. AP for GM.
D Rod
March 7th, 2010
4:15 am
I cannot believe Atlanta spent 57 mil on Dunta OMG that is hilarious, well I have been a season ticket holder since the second year of the inaugaural season and when Dunta came in he was awesome but after his major injury he was happy to get the franchise tag cmon 10mil he was getting beat every other play and yea he was playing the best WR but he was always out of position and always tried to get that Jack tatum hit and just got burned. Atlanta get ready for his ego. He thinks he is a top 5 corner but you will find out he is only in the top 25 corners in the league….you guys waisted money today, good player not great and worth about 5 mill a year!
WonderDawg
March 7th, 2010
9:34 am
Is he that much better than Domonique Foxworth?
Marlenus
March 7th, 2010
9:38 am
Ok everyone needs to chill, there is a very good reason why a good rookie CB gets a lot of INTs veteran QBs are going to through a lot of balls his way. Now once he proves himself they will show him a lot more respect, I think we would all agree Nambdi and Revis are the top 2 CB’s right now well they do not tend to get a lot of INTs its pretty tough when no one is throwing to your WR. We definitely need depth at LB and OL I trust TD and staff to find it. When do we find out what we get as far as compensation picks????
falconman
March 7th, 2010
10:06 am
Can someone teach Dunta how to tackle. If he keeps tackling with his head down like he’s doing in the picture for this article, it won’t be long until he’s in a wheelchair.
JL
March 7th, 2010
11:48 am
How great it is to have a GM and an owner that sees that we have problems on defense and is willing to try and fix it. Im pretty sure td knows what he’s doing. Even if three years from now this signing is a bust you cant fault him for his effort. And the only person who should care about the money is mr blank since there is no cap. Maybe the braves could hire td to be a consultant on addresssing needs in the offseason.
Chucktown 38
March 7th, 2010
12:43 pm
My vision of d.carter standing on the corner holding his junk in one hand flashing gang signs with the other wishing MV TO and every other low life could ROLL with the ATL!! He probably has more children than Shawn Kemp??
Ken Strickland
March 7th, 2010
1:03 pm
I have a pretty good knowledge and grasp of football, and even I am not crazy enough to question the decision made by TD and Smitty to sign CB DRobinson. I was initially against signing DRobinson, ACromartie or Rolle, and I stated my reasons based on what limited info I had at my disposal. But, if TD and Smitty, based on their wealth of info and personal knowledge of him, think he’s the solution to our CB problems and are willing to play him $57M, who are we to complain?
Some of you want to make an issue of us signing a proven vet CB rather than drafting one of your favorite CB. Well, over the last 3yrs we’ve drafted CB’s COwens, CJackson, RMiddleton, CHouston and DIrons, and how has that turned out so far? When you consider the 2 best solutions we’ve managed to come up with at CB over the last 2yrs were DFoxworth and BWilliams, you can understand why they decided to go with a proven vet rather than an unproven draft pick.
Whenever I feel TD and Smitty might be making a mistake, I just think back on how angry I felt when they drafted QB MRyan instead of drafting what I, and almost everyone else, felt was the teams biggest need, which was DT GDorsey. They made the decision to rebuild the OFF 1st, which is something none of us fans were aware of.
CB Donta Robinson is a Falcon now, so let’s move on to other issues.
WONDERDAWG-what has DFoxworth done in his 6yr to make you think he’s as good as Donta Robinson? In his last 2yrs with Denver he had a total of 6 & 5 PASSES DEFENDED respectively, with 1 & zero(0) INT’s. With the Falcons he had 11 PASSES DEF & 1 INT. Hell, in his 6 season in the NFL he hasn’t had a single season that can compare to what CB BGrimes did last yr in only 7gms as a starter.
I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND THIS LOVE AFFAIR SOME OF YOU HAVE WITH DFOXWORTH.
JJ
March 7th, 2010
1:15 pm
Ken, you think C. Houston will make a better FS than CB? Sounds pretty good to me.
Ken Strickland
March 7th, 2010
1:18 pm
CHUCKTOWN38-you sound like one of those ANAL MINDED RACISTS who probably believes Hitler did the right thing when he orchestrated the Holicaust, or that the confederacy did the right thing when it declared war on the United States, in an attempt to overthrow it’s government and replace its constitution with the confederate constitution, which would have allowed it to preserve slavery.
I have visions of you standing in front of a burning cross wearing your bed linen and a pointed hat, while hiding your face so others can’t see your ignorance, stupidity and ungodly shame.
Seattle Falcons Fan
March 7th, 2010
1:19 pm
Well spoken KEN……also by the way for those of you wondering…..Glen Dorsey has only 2 sacks since he was picked by the Chiefs. Can you imagine him and Jamaal Anderson and his 2.5 sacks on the same line together. How bad would that have been. A whopping 4.5 sacks for two first rounders.
Seattle Falcons Fan
March 7th, 2010
1:30 pm
Well Damnit…..Kampman DE just signed with the Jags
larry g
March 7th, 2010
2:57 pm
way to go falcons. keep spending blank. the bears snatching everybody and jerry jones aint even got started. no cap and this our time get the help we need for our super bowl run in 2010! keep it up lets get what we need
Falcon 8211
March 7th, 2010
3:10 pm
why not get jarvis green from new england to play opposite of abe @ the other de spot. would allow our young de’s a little more time to develop.
Ken Strickland
March 7th, 2010
3:31 pm
At this point, I see OLB as the only DEF position that will be addressed either through FA or with one of our 1st 2 picks. I’m still intrigued by the idea of us drafting an OC with our 1st pick. If TMcClure has given our staff any indication he might be considering retirement, any replacement, and longterm solution, would have to come high in the draft. Who knows, TD and Smitty might envision OLB SAdkins stepping up, like SNicholas did his 2nd yr, and challenging for a starting job, or at least providing solid relief for MPeterson during the season.
So far, the moves TD and Smitty have been made so far will ensure the success of this team for a number of yrs. I think we’re going to have a solid draft, since it’s so deep in talent at the positions we covet. I think we’ll draft and sign a FA WR, because they want to give QB MRyan a balance of youth and experience at the position. I wondering if we’ll do anything in the draft this yr about the TE position.
Man, I’d just love to see us go back to the type of backfield that featured 2 ball carrying RB’s, like LCain and WAndrews, or JBrown and BMitchell. Yes, I go waaaay back. Starting MTurner and JSnelling, and bringing in JNorwood, would give DEF’s absolute fits.
JJ
March 7th, 2010
3:51 pm
Ken, ok tks for answering.
Edward
March 7th, 2010
5:06 pm
Dunta Robinson was a great get for the Falcons for numerous reasons but most importantly it puts a veterans’ presence in our secondary. If Thomas Dimitroff had waited until the draft to select Kyle Wilson from Boise State then we still would be very young and inexperienced in the secondary. I like the way the front office uses free agency very selectively but otherwise builds through the draft for the most part. Overall i feel this deal will pay off in many ways for the Falcons for starters we don’t have to spend the 19th pick in the draft on a corner.
Scooter
March 7th, 2010
5:47 pm
I like the way each year TD is addressing the weakest position on the team by pluging in a strong free agent signing and then building through the draft. Interested to see what other moves they make if any. Lets not forget about kicker either. Go Falcons!!!
SC Boy
March 7th, 2010
6:24 pm
Great move for a great kid. Go Dunta!
RICHIE RICH
March 7th, 2010
6:27 pm
The Philadelphia Eagles just cut Will Witherspoon, would be a nice pickup by the Falcons, he has played inside and weakside linebacker positions. weakside linebacker is a position were we are hurting on defense, i am hoping dimitroff takes a look at him.
theorgintexanfan
March 7th, 2010
7:09 pm
Atlanta got an awesome cornerback. Duante is physical and smart. When he got hurt, he came back faster to help the team. We had to put him on the best receiver on every team last year and so therefore no interceptions. He was either not being throw at, or had to cover without help the main target of the other team. Plus our best safty, was a free agent picked up off the street. HE WAS ALONE UNTIL WE got Pollard. We will miss Duante and wish him well. By the way, don’t get me wrong… but if play Atlanta, my Texans will crush you. Andre Johnson can not be covered, even by Daunte………
jojatek
March 7th, 2010
7:12 pm
We need to run the ball, folks. I’m not convinced that Turner/Norwood/Snelling are going to get it done this season. In fact, I am amazed that Jerious Norwood is still around (how long are we going to wait for this guy??!!!). O-Line O-Line O-Line… you can’t emphasize it enough. Control the line of scrimmage and keep Brees and company off the field…
Chucktown 38
March 7th, 2010
7:13 pm
Ken Strickland there is not a racist bone in my body.A punk is a punk as a thug is a thug regardless of color. I didn”t realize the DOG KILLER and the thuggery of some players in the NFL where hero’s of yours, maybe they are family members or something??Is Shawn Kemp your daddy??I know when, I pay my money to watch the FALCONS, I don’t want to see any players like that.So turn your hat around the right way pull your pants up, take the corn rows our of your hair for god sakes take the gold teeth out of your mouth stop taking HGH and grow some thicker skin if my comments offended you. Yes that describes all races under the sun, including White PEOPLE!! If you embrace people like that Its just the beginning of the end of everything. I think Babs should be kicked of the teams for the thing he has done as well, hold on is that racist? There is nothing wrong with embracing stand up citizens!! Look what happened to the NBA they embraced all of that and I think they have been circling the toilet bowl for some time??
Chucktown 38
March 7th, 2010
7:19 pm
OOh and by the way read a HISTORY book and know what you are talking about before you open your pie hole when its comes to such things OK.You just show your ignorance and utter stupidity when you make statements like that.Try a little higher education.
really?
March 7th, 2010
7:51 pm
Chucktown 38 you are a racist. Who cares if you don’t like it. Hit dog hollers again. Rationalize your hooded opinions all you want.
charles
March 7th, 2010
8:10 pm
saw an ESPN article that the falcons on trading C Houston to Detriot for a 6th rd pick and switching 5th rd picks.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4967074
MarkTwain
March 7th, 2010
9:21 pm
Jojatek- help keep that chant going, “O-line, O-line, O-line”. Saints, Jets, Vikings. Common denominator? Their O-line is full of road graders.