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#81 - Michael Palmer

TIGHT END
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 252
College: Clemson
Exp: 4th

Player Information

He was born on January 18, 1988 and graduated from Parkview High in Stone Mountain, GA. As a freshman at Clemson, he started 3 of 13 games, catching 5 passes for 30 yards (6.0 avg). He became a starter as a sophomore, starting 11 of 12 games while catching 13 passes for 128 yards (9.8 avg) and 1 touchdown. His junior year, he started 10 of 13 games with 12 receptions for 160 yards (13.3 avg) and 3 touchdowns. As a senior, he caught 43 passe for 507 yards (11.8 avg) and 4 touchdowns while starting all 13 games. He earned 1st team All-ACC honors that year, and was also a two-time Academic All-ACC honoree during his career. He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 2010.

Career Statistics

  RECEIVING RUSHING
Year Team G GS No. Yds Avg TD Att. Yds TD
2010 ATL 14 1 5 29 5.8 1 0 0 0
2011 ATL 16 2 10 72 7.2 1 0 0 0
2012 ATL 13 2 6 22 3.7 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 43 5 21 123 5.9 3 0 0 0

Transactions

Signed by Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2010 ... Re-signed by Falcons on March 6, 2012.

Contract details

Signed a two-year contract with base salaries of $320,000 (2010) and $405,000 (2011) ... Re-signed by Falcons to his exclusive rights tender, a one-year deal worth $540,000.


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