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2013 ATLANTA FALCONS COLLEGE FREE AGENTS
JEREMY SHELLEY
KICKER
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HT: 5’10” WT: 165 NFL EXP: R ACQ: FA-’13 1st YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 10/25/90 COLLEGE: ALABAMA
TRANSACTIONS
• Signed by the Falcons as a College Free Agent on
May 13, 2013.
COLLEGE
• Served as the place kicker for the back-to-back BCS
National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide in 2011
and 2012.
• In 2012, set a school record with 63 extra points
and his 166 career PATs are the most in Alabama
history.
PERSONAL
• Hit 10-of-13 field goal attempts with a long of 48
yards as a senior at Broughton High School in Raleigh,
NC. Connected on 41-of-42 extra points and
averaged 40.0 yards per punt.
• Owns the BCS National Championship Game record
for field goals made against when he hit five
against LSU in the 2012 title game.
MATT SMITH
CENTER
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HT: 6’4” WT: 296 NFL EXP: R ACQ: FA-’13 1st YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 5/1/90 COLLEGE: KENTUCKY
TRANSACTIONS
• Signed by the Falcons as a College Free Agent on
April 29, 2013.
COLLEGE
• Anchored the offensive line at the University of
Kentucky for three seasons as the starting center.
• Helped the offense rush for 1,944 yards with 13
touchdowns while passing for 2,115 yards with 13
touchdowns in 2012.
PERSONAL
• Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior from
the Louisville Courier-Journal. Was also named to the
“Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top 22
seniors in Kentucky by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
• Worked with Read Across America while in college
and majored in middle school education.
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