Former Bears nose tackle Eddie Goldman has signed a one-year contract with the Falcons to try to re-start his once-promising NFL career.
The move reunites him with former Bears general manager Ryan Pace, who was hired by the Falcons as a senior personnel executive after being fired by the Bears in January. Pace drafted Goldman in the second round of his first draft with the Bears in 2015.
Goldman, 28, played six seasons with the Bears and was an immediate contributor and one of the key pieces in the rise of the Bears defense under coordinator Vic Fangio — including the stellar 2018 unit that led the NFL in scoring defense, yards per play and takeaways.