NFL

• Falcons sign OL Newberry

  
  

  Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent offensive lineman Jeremy Newberry on Monday.

  Terms of the deal were not released.

  The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder appeared in all 16 games for San Diego last season after spending the 2007 season with Oakland and starting each of the 14 games in which he played.

  A 12-year NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowl selection, Newberry began his career in San Francisco and spent nine years with the 49ers. He was a second- round selection (58th overall) by the club in 1998 and started every game in which he appeared from 1999-2007, spending time at both the guard and tackle positions in addition to his primary duties as a center.

  However, he missed the entire 2006 season with a knee injury before signing with Oakland the following year.

  06/15 19:30:14 ET