Thursday, March 14, 2013

Exclusive: Falcons have re-signed TE Tony Gonzalez

The Falcons have re-signed TE Tony Gonzalez to a 1-year deal, per source, the transaction has already filed to the league.

15-year veteran tight end Tony Gonzalez didn't waste a lot of time to say he likely just played his last NFL game after the Falcons lost to the 49ers in the NFC Championship game. During the post-game interviews Gonzalez said he is "97%" certain his NFL career ended.

 However, the Falcons organization didn't quit on their Pro-Bowl TE and after talks between the two sides, Gonzalez decided to come back to play in the 2013 season.

Gonzalez reporedly was looking to return a 1-year deal that is worth $7 million and in addition wants an added clause that will allow him to decide if he will show up to the entire off-season training camp or even a part of it.

The 13 time Pro-Bowler is the NFL's all-time leader in catches (1,242) and yards (14,268) by a tight end.



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