FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Dontari Poe still weighs more than 300 pounds, but the Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle feels much leaner these days.
It's been well-documented how Poe's one-year, $8 million contract included a $500,000 "weight bonus" which required him to weigh 340 pounds or less initially, then 330 pounds or less on three separate occasions from the start of training camp through early November. Well, Poe reported to camp "a couple pounds" under 330 to collect the second of two, $125,000 bonuses. And there was a good reason why he met the requirement.