Atlanta Falcons returner extraordinaire Andre Roberts signed a 1 year, $1.8 million contract last offseason. He returned two punts for touchdowns as a Detroit Lion in 2016, and we hoped he’d find similar success in Atlanta. Instead Roberts was just ... average. (His yards/punt return took a dip, he committed some costly penalties, and his yards/kick return held steady.) Admittedly Falcons special teams wasn’t all that special this season, so we can’t ask Roberts to shoulder all of the blame.
Setting aside what Roberts did on the field for a moment, his contributions off the field were truly remarkable.