DE Clayborn returns to Falcons after 1 season with Patriots
Posted April 09, 2019 7:00 am
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Defensive end Adrian Clayborn is returning to the Atlanta Falcons on a one-year contract following one season with the New England Patriots.
The 30-year-old Clayborn played for the Falcons from 2015-17 and is best known for setting a team record with six sacks against the Dallas Cowboys in 2016.
Clayborn had 11 tackles and 3ˆ½ sacks in the regular season and postseason for the Super Bowl champion Patriots last season. He had 13 sacks in his three seasons with the Falcons.
Clayborn was a first-round pick by Tampa Bay in the 2011 draft. He had 13 sacks in four seasons with the Buccaneers.
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