The Falcons confirmed Monday evening that cornerback Chris Houston has been traded to the Detroit Lions for a sixth-round selection. The teams will also swap picks in the fifth-round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Atlanta now has six picks in the Draft — a first, third, fourth, fifth and two sixths. The team traded its second-round pick to Kansas City last year for Tony Gonzalez and lost a seventh-round pick before the start of 2009 to St. Louis in exchange for cornerback Tye Hill.
The exact number of the picks will be determined later this month after the league awards compensatory draft picks. Those are given annually based on free agent acquisitions and losses from the previous year.
Houston started 37 games in three seasons with the Falcons including 14 in 2009. He missed the last four games with a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve in Week 17. A second-round pick out of Arkansas in the 2007 NFL Draft, Houston started 11 games as a rookie. He leaves Atlanta with three career interceptions, 161 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 34 passes defensed.
The move comes on the same day the team introduced free agent acquisition Dunta Robinson — a cornerback that played the first six years of his career in Houston covering, primarily, opponents’ No. 1 receiver.
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Man I do believe that this is music to all of our years…I hate to keep saying it and even if houston means well he just was not what the falcons needed….lets keep the moves coming because I smell a dominant defense being built before us for 2010.
MR. E you are right i agree with you 100 percent. Lets keep the moves coming, and dump JA98, and either get a 2 rd pick or another rec. like A. Bryant or somone else. ya know what im sayin??
I have the same feeling here in Miami Mr. E. I do feel the Falcons should
go into the season with 6 DB’s. I like to see the birds pick up 1 guy who is
at least 6′1″ with speed to match the tall WR’S. As for as the draft coming,
try this breakdown: 1st-PASS RUSHING DE 3rd-BIG MLB 4th-WR 5th-TALL
CB & the 2 6th- kicker & Backup OG. This is base on the current depth chart
and current personnel. In some way the Falcons GM works his magic and
positions us a 2nd rounder, take a good RB to support Turner as I don’t
know the condition of JN.
I would have loved if the falcons had made a moved on kevin walter
Its a good day n falconnation! We finally got rid of houston and i 4 1 cant say im sad about it. Next we got 2 get rid of JA98 AND GET ANOTHA RECIEVER!!!!!!! GO ATL. Future Suprebowl Champs 4 da 2010-2011 season. Peace Up A-Town Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That sure was music to my ears. We REALLY needed that move and to get JA98 out of a Falcons uniform would be a plus. I”ll take a 15th round pick for him. Let’s just start 92 or 71 and forget about it. Otherwise, I think that we are on track to do some big things this season.
thank the lord. i cant stand chris H. i do think we need to get rid of ja98. he really stinks to. what does he have 1 career sack, mabe 2. please trade him, im begging. once again thanx for dumping chris H hahahahahahaha i love it
Im so glad we are finally getting a true cornerback that can defend the other teams best receiver. Houston was just not the one teams were licking their chops we they saw our secondary, hopefully we will have a great draft and we will be in the superbowl. Lets go Daunte help us defend tha dome!
I think Smith and Dimitrov know what they are doing. They are the best thing to ever happen to the Falcons. I think a great coach uses the players he has and coaches to their strengths. Smith does that. The only team that snuck up on us was Philly and I don’t think that will happen again. You know I agree we need a excellent rusher and Jamaal is not that rusher but he has played well in the middle and against the run. I Peria Jerry and another tackle come in and pllay at a high level Jamaal may step up. At any rate I trust coach and Gm and it feels great to say that. Go Falcons!!!!
Guys I do wish we could find a shut down corner and I hope Dunta is the guy. I do think that speed, athletisism, and determination are more important than size. Willingness to hit and hit hard are also important. The most important thing of all is reading the play and we have some young guys who I think are finally getting their role down well enough to not just cover and hit but read the play and that is where the interceptions come from. Look at the end of last year.
All yall are saying get rid of jamal anderson but who is gonna defend the run? That’s like saying get rid of michael turner cuz he can’t catch. Players play roles, realize it. Until Atlanta aquires a big DE that can pass rush too they need JA.
Jamal 98 has prob only two sacks but give him one more year. He is learning from one of the best in the business on the falcons Defensive line. If you watch the games there is alot of times where he nearly got the quarter back.
He knows just like we all know that if he does not improve he will be traded. He has been in our system and i feel that this year he will show a big improvement. I agree we need a reciever but a speed reciever to compliment roddy. I just wish brooking never left. Dont beat up turrner people, the schedule that turner and the falcons faced the first year was nothing comared to the much harder quality schedule that they faced last year. Honestly looking at stats, chris was our all around best corner back defender. That fact just did not turn into a wealth of interceptions. Grimes led the team, but had much more blown coverages watch the tape. Lets go Falcons!
Bye Houston! Good Riddance.
I agree that we need to get rid of Jamaal Anderson & John Abraham. We need to acquire Greg Ellis (who have just been released). He will give us that pass rush that we so desperately need. Then maybe we can pick up another DE in the draft.
ARE YOU SERIOUS Falcons0028 I WAS REJOICING WHEN KIETH BROOKING LEFT HE WAS OVERATED. SINCE HE’S BEEN A FALCON I HAVENT SEEN HIM HIT A SOUL. ALL HE DOES IS GET ON OTHERS PEOPLES TACKLES AND ACT LIKE HE DID SOMETHING. HE WAS ALMOST MORE OVERATED THEN D.HALL. AND CHRIS HOUSTON DOES GET BURNT. ALL CORNERS GET BEAT BUT DAMN. AND JA98 NEEDS TO DROP A FEW POUNDS AND RUN SOME SPRINTS SO HE CAN HAVE MORE EXPLOSION. I REMEMBER WATCHING HIM AT ARKANSAS AND HE WAS A BEAST. I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO EM
Keith Brooking BIT on PLAY ACTION on THIRD and LONG in the playoff game against Arizona.
hey atlanta thanks for chris houston well take him that was a steel for what we got him for i thank the deal well help both teams hale detroit lions .
Atlanta All day baby!!!!! I think that was good we got rid of chris houston we should get a safety or a wide receiver or a back up running back. need a better pass rusher & we will good to go. definitely another WR. after that dropped pass in the end zone by michael Jenkins against the panthers that basically cost us the game. but we goin all the way 10-11 season
Atlanta All day baby!!!!! I think that was good we got rid of chris houston hopefully dunta robinson will help us out. we should get a safety or a wide receiver or a back up running back. need a better pass rusher & we will good to go. definitely another WR. after that dropped pass in the end zone by michael Jenkins against the panthers that basically cost us the game. but we goin all the way 10-11 season
Thank God we got rid of chris sorry Lol i meant houston.Next on the list please we need 2 get rid of that #98 guy 1 or 2 sacks is not good enough for a first round draft pick.hes not a constant.come on get rid of him now. I have a stack for new field goal kicker o yea a stack is a thousand dollars by the way LOL.another player we need get rid of is number 12 hes unconstant i have 2 give it to him he has it better but not good enough.1st Rd get a man at DE 3rd Rd OLB 4rd another DB 5th Rd a big Constant WR and last but not least 6th Rd a field kicker that can hit 30 yrds field or better.And last thing on my brain We need sharper that safty from them saints.
I agree we needed to get rid of Houston but for a 6th round pick?
There is a GOD!!!! I think Williams/Robinson will be a force. Houston never played the ball, never turned his head around. I didn’t understand why we didn’t pull him sooner. I’m 50/50 with JA because I like him in the middle but to slow on the outside. I pray that we are looking to get a receiver to compliment White, Jenkins is NOT the answer if we are talking Superbowl. I’m happy that Douglas and Peria are returning and hope they follow the diet adn workout of Tony G, so they will stay healthy. I love me some Falcons!!!
I love the move to get Dunta robinson I really like chris houston but if we are going to get rid of him we should have gotten at least a third round pick the move is fine because chris owens will improve and brian willams was our best cover corner before the injury move jamal to the inside and get another defensive end immediately go falcons bring TO to the A Town
@Josephdakoolest- bringing TO to Atlanta would possibly make me take my own life, that’s a TERRIBLE decision/comment. Harry Douglas will be back for slot- but we do need to draft a WR late to try to replace Jenkins if were seriously gonna try to make a run, he is a joke and makes me SO sick.
i think the falcons should pick up de charles grant then get rid of ja98 steal joe haden in the draft and also pick up darren sharper. falcons are 2010 2011 super bowl champs go birds
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