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Falcons bring back veteran guard Chris Chester

Going into the start of the offseason program, the Atlanta Falcons still had some uncertainty as the right guard position.

Maybe that doubt was answered with a move made Wednesday afternoon.

The Falcons re-signed veteran right guard Chris Chester, who started at 16 games at the position last season. Chester, 33, played on a one-year contract last season then faced an uncertain future while underdoing right shoulder surgery.

Chester generated interest from three other teams other than the Falcons on free-agent market. In Atlanta, he'll move back into a comfortable zone block scheme he first became familiar with playing under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan when Shanahan held the same time for the Washington Redskins.