Lawyer Milloy signs $6-million, 3-year contract with Atlanta Falcons

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>FLOWERY BRANCH - Safety Lawyer Milloy agreed to terms with the Atlanta Falcons Friday on a three-year contract worth more than $6 million, including a $2.5 million signing bonus, according to Kevin Poston, one of his agents.

The four-time Pro Bowler was released by Buffalo two weeks ago, a move that saved the Bills $3.75 million against the cap next season in the final year of Milloy's four-year contract.

Milloy was the Bills' second-leading tackler with 170 last year, his 10th in the NFL. He broke his thumb in Week 2, but barely missed a down. He was out for the first five games of the 2004 season with a broken forearm, then returned to help to lead Buffalo from a 1-4 start to finish 9-7.

The New England Patriots cut Milloy days before the start of the 2003 season after he had started 106 consecutive games. He had five seasons with at least 100 tackles in New England and played on their 2002 Super Bowl winner.

Milloy has 22 interceptions and more than 1,000 tackles over 10 seasons, playing 16 regular-season games in all but 2004, when he played 11.

Atlanta went with safeties Bryan Scott and Keion Carpenter last season. Scott lost his starting job with four games to go and Carpenter was coming back from a serious knee injury.

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