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Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Atlanta Falcons sign Krieg and Quitoriano
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons have signed kicker Lenny Krieg and tight end Teagan Quitoriano. Krieg began his football career with the Berlin Adler U19 team from 2020-21, before being promoted to the senior team in 2022, where he was voted Berlin Adler's Rookie of the Year. A Berlin, Germany, native, Krieg made his debut in the European League of Football with the Stuttgart Surge where he spent the past two seasons (2023-24), appearing in 24 games and converting 19-of-26 field goal attempts, with a career long of 52 yards. Additionally, he converted 101-of-126 extra point attempts. Krieg also appeared in four playoff games for the Surge, going 2-for-3 on field goal attempts and 8-for-15 on extra point attempts. His 99 points scored in 2024 made Krieg the league's leading kicker. Quitoriano was originally selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Oregon State. In two seasons (2022-23) with the Texans, Quitoriano appeared in 16 games (11 starts), recording nine receptions for 146 yards (16.2 avg.), 71 yards after the catch, a career-long 52-yard reception and two touchdowns. The Salem, Ore., native played four seasons at Oregon State (2018-21), appearing in 42 games (30 starts) and totaling 40 receptions for 512 yards and six touchdowns. He earned All-Pac-12 honors his junior season with the Beavers, logging 19 receptions for 214 yards (11.3 avg.) and three touchdowns.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Falcons sign TE Teagan Quitoriano
The Falcons signed tight end Teagan Quitoriano on Friday, the team announced. They also made the signing of German-born kicker Lenny Krieg official. The addition of Krieg previously was reported. Quitoriano entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Texans in 2022, and he spent most of his first three seasons in Houston. He briefly was on the Bears' practice squad last season before re-joining the Texans. Advertisement As a rookie for the Texans, Quitoriano appeared in nine games with six starts and caught seven of his 14 targets for 113 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 16.1 yards per reception. In 2023, Quitoriano appeared in seven games, starting five. He caught two of his three targets for 33 yards, averaging 16.5 yards per reception. Quitoriano played seven games in 2024, starting four, but did not record any stats. He spent time on injured reserve in each of his first three seasons, missing time in 2022 with a knee injury, undergoing surgery for a groin injury in 2023 and injuring a calf in 2024. Quitoriano joins a tight ends room in Atlanta that features Kyle Pitts, Charlie Woerner and Feleipe Franks.
