Fuller was the team’s veteran free agent signing this spring at safety, where he figured to compete with DeMarcco Hellams and a rookie opposite Jessie Bates. Rookie Xavier Watts seems to have won that competition, but Fuller was very much in the mix all summer and was thus a surprise cut. Because he didn’t have to clear waivers, observers including our own Aaron Freeman wondered if his release was a way of jockeying to put a player on injured reserve, and that player turned out to be Trice. Now Fuller is back.
Though he had a down season for the Panthers in 2024, Fuller is a familiar face for Raheem Morris from their shared Rams days and a quality enough player in coverage to be an asset for Atlanta as a third or fourth safety, depending on the pecking order. His extensive starting experience makes him a candidate to step in if Watts falters, as well, and now the Falcons are back to have a robust, four man safety room. I worry far less about that group now.
Welcome Fuller back—he was only gone a couple of days, I know—and hopefully he’ll be an asset for this team in 2025.