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One high profile free agent that could have a new team soon is former Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson. Reports say that the Atlanta Falcons are close to getting a deal done with Robinson, who didn’t get the franchise tag this past season from the Texans.

Chris Mortensen says that the deal should be done soon, reporting it on his Twitter:

Falcons are working hard to wrap up this deal shortly with Dunta Robinson.

Robinson turned down$23 million guaranteed last year when the Texans franchised him. Last season, he made $9.57 million. Robinson turns 27 in April and would have to be considered the Falcons’ No. 1 cornerback if the deal is completed.

Pro Football talk reports that the Falcons have inked Chris Redman, who will be back for the team as the backup to Matt Ryan in 2010:

The Falcons agreed to terms on a two-year, $5 million contract with backup quarterback Chris Redman, marking the first transaction of the uncapped era. Okay, so this is actually a re-signing. And if you want to get technical about it, it came before midnight.

The Falcons official site reports that DT Peria Jerry is making progress and should be ready to go soon:

Defensive Tackle Peria Jerry’s torn knee ligament in Week 2 did more than end his season. It rocked the team’s defensive tackle rotation and hurt the pass rush, something the Falcons lacked at points for the rest of the 2009 campaign. But Jerry is making progress in his recovery and has been a regular in team’s Flowery Branch headquarters through this point of the offseason. “It’s a process I’m going through; I’m doing everything they ask me to do and working to get better to come back and play next season,” he said Thursday after finishing some time in the weight room.

The Falcons have a new secondary coach in Tim Lewis, and he’s wasting no time on getting down to business, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m trying to get a chance to learn what we are doing. Jump right into it. It’s not like they are going to stop their offseason projects and teach Tim all of the defenses. No, it’s not going to work that way.”

The Falcons locked up WR Brian Finneran before he hit the open market, according to a report. Pro Football Weekly correspondent D. Orlando Ledbetter, a beat writer for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, reports that Atlanta re-signed Finneran to a one-year deal. Finneran, who is heading into his 10th NFL season, caught 11 passes for 111 yards in 10 games last season before he was placed on injured reserve with a torn PCL.

With Mike Turner already on the roster, don’t look for the Falcons to go high on a running back in the draft, including Clemson RB C.J. Spiller:

The Falcons will not use their first round pick on Clemson running back C. J. Spiller. The position is just not that high of a priority. “The running back position is interesting because I think there are a bunch of guys you can get in the third or fourth round that can help you,” NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said. “Especially some of these SEC running backs. I’ll tell you the guy who just really intrigues me is (Dexter) McCluster.”

Sporting News reports that Tim Lewis is joining the Falcons as the teams new secondary coach:

The Falcons hired Tim Lewis on Monday to be the team’s secondary coach, replacing Emmitt Thomas after the team finished 28th in the league against the pass. Lewis spent last season as the defensive backs coach in Seattle after working as the Steelers’ defensive coordinator from 2000-03 and Giants’ coordinator from 2004-06. …