Atlanta Falcons Contract Demarcco Hellams For Four Years 3 946 Million

[{"selector":"#anim-f31a3fa4-9d61-4043-a235-bd39c513072b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7570faed-7863-424c-8ec3-9a34871ad728","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(1921.05277%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bcadf6a-c351-4288-837c-c937b085c66f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] DeMarcco Hellams signed a four-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons after being drafted in the seventh round

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