Falcons claim former Packers WR, release safety from 53-man roster

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The Atlanta Falcons have claimed former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Malik Heath off of waivers and released safety Jordan Fuller from their 53-man roster, the team announced on Monday afternoon.

Heath, a former undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss, has appeared in 37 games over three NFL seasons with the Packers, recording 31 receptions for 308 receiving yards and three touchdowns.The 25-year-old has caught six of seven targets for 86 receiving yards in 11 games this season.

The Falcons currently have nine wide receivers on the roster, but they have gotten little production out of the position with Drake London out. London is considered day-to-day with a knee injury and was listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated injury report.

Fuller initially signed with the team in the offseason but lost the starting job to rookie Xavier Watts during training camp. Check out the Falcons' updated 53-man roster entering their Week 15 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Quarterback (2)​

• Kirk Cousins (18)
• Easton Stick (12)

Running back (3)​

• Bijan Robinson (7)
• Tyler Allgeier (25)
• Nathan Carter (38)

Wide Receiver (9)​

• Darnell Mooney (1)
• KhaDarel Hodge (4)
• Drake London (5)
• Jamal Agnew (14)
• Dylan Drummond (81)
• Casey Washington (82)
• Deven Thompkins (83)
• David Sills V (87)
• Malik Heath (TBD)

Tight End (4)​

• Kyle Pitts (8)
• Feleipe Franks (84)
• Teagan Quitoriano (85)
• Charlie Woerner (89)

Offensive Line (9)​

• Jovaughn Gwyn (52)
• Chris Lindstrom (63)
• Ryan Neuzil (64)
• Matthew Bergeron (65)
• Kyle Hinton (68)
• Jack Nelson (69)
• Jake Matthews (70)
• Elijah Wilkinson (71)
• Michael Jerrell (72)

Defensive line (6)​

• Brandon Dorlus (54)
• David Onyemata (90)
• Kentavius Street (93)
• LaCale London (94)
• Ruke Orhorhoro (98)
• Elijah Garcia (91)

EDGE (4)​

• Jalon Walker (11)
• Arnold Ebiketie (17)
• James Pearce Jr. (27)
• Leonard Floyd (56)

ILB (5)​

• Divine Deablo (0)
• Ronnie Harrison (36)
• JD Bertrand (40)
• Josh Woods (42)
• Kaden Elliss (55)

Cornerback (6)*​

• Dee Alford (20)
• Mike Hughes (21)
• A.J. Terrell (24)
• Mike Ford (28)
• Natrone Brooks (35)
• Cobee Bryant (37)
• C.J. Henderson (30)* PS elevation

Safety (2)​

• Jessie Bates III (3)
• Xavier Watts (31)

Specialists (3)​

• Zane Gonzalez (45)
• Bradley Pinion (13)
• Liam McCullough (49)

Falcons 16-man practice squad​

• EDGE Khalid Kareem (92)
• WR K.J. Osborn (TBD)
• QB Kyle Trask (16)
• OL Andrew Stueber (74)
• S Jammie Robinson (34)
• CB C.J. Henderson (30)* PS elevation
• DL Ben Stille (90)
• CB A.J. Woods (42)
• RB Carlos Washington (26)
• WR Chris Blair (19)
• WR Nick Nash (80)
• TE Joshua Simon (47)
• OL Carter Warren (66)
• OL Joshua Gray (67)
• CB Keith Taylor (32)
• K Lenny Krieg (46) IPP

Reserve/Injured list​

• S DeMarcco Hellams
• CB Billy Bowman Jr.
• DL Zach Harrison
• QB Michael Penix Jr.
• LB DeAngelo Malone
• CB Clark Phillips III
• OT Storm Norton
• OL Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
• DL Sam Roberts
• DL Bralen Trice
• QB Emory Jones
• OL Ryan Hayes (practice squad IR)
• OT Kaleb McGary

Reserve/Physically unable to perform list​

• LB Troy Andersen

Reserve/Non-football injury list​

• LB Malik Verdon

The Falcons and Bucs will face off in Week 15 on Amazon's Thursday night football broadcast. The game starts at 8:15 p.m. ET.

This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons: Malik Heath signed, Jordan Fuller cut

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