Damiere Byrd

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd scored a 47-yard touchdown in the team's 37-34 Week 8 win over the Carolina Panthers. The veteran receiver found the end zone for the second game in a row on Sunday after scoring a 75-yard touchdown in Week 7. More importantly, he had six targets in the game, only three fewer than Kyle Pitts for the team lead. While Olamide Zaccheaus and Drake London have been the top two wide receivers on the team this season, Byrd has put together back-to-back ... [Read More]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd led the team's passing attack in their 35-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7, a game in which quarterback Marcus Mariota only attempted 13 total passes. Byrd, who had zero catches on two targets in three games coming into Sunday's affair, caught his only target for a 75-yard touchdown strike against Cincy. The 29-year-old has now played in four straight games for the Falcons and played a season-high 34 percent of the offensive snaps on ... [Read More]

Atlanta Falcons wide receivers Bryan Edwards and Damiere Byrd are both healthy scratches for Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. Edwards has one catch for two yards this year while Byrd has yet to be active for a game. Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Olamide Zaccheaus should headline the receiving game in this one. [Read More]

Free-agent wide receiver Damiere Byrd is signing with the Atlanta Falcons on an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday, according to a source. The Falcons lost Russell Gage to free agency and Calvin Ridley to a one-year suspension, and they've replaced them with the likes of Byrd, Auden Tate and KhaDarel Hodge. Not exactly household receiving names. Olamide Zaccheaus also remains in the fold for a team that will now turn to quarterback Marcus Mariota as their starter under center. Byrd had his best... [Read More]