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Falcons release DE Edwards

The Atlanta Falcons released defensive end Ray Edwards Monday.

Published: Nov. 12, 2012 at 7:59 p.m. PST
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The Atlanta Falcons released defensive end Ray Edwards Monday.

Edwards was in the midst of his second season with the Falcons after the team signed his as a free agent in July 2011.

He had six tackles in nine games this season.

A fourth-round draft choice by the Minnesota Vikings in 2006, the 27-year-old Purdue product has 224 tackles and 33 sacks over 97 career games with the Vikings and Falcons.

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