Five former Bulldogs sign free agent contracts

ATHENS -- Five former Georgia football players have signed NFL free agent contracts since the league's draft wrapped up on Sunday.

Three of the former Bulldogs signed with teams from the NFC. Brandon
Miller of Colquitt signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons; Kregg Lumpkin
of Lithonia signed with the Green Bay Packers; and the Seattle Seahawks
picked up Kelin Johnson of Daytona Beach, Fla.

Two other Georgia lettermen signed contracts with a pair of AFC teams. Sean
Bailey of Alpharetta signed with the Kansas City Chiefs and Fernando Velasco
of Wrens signed a deal with the Tennessee Titans.

Four Bulldogs were drafted during the first seven rounds of the draft. Marcus Howard (161st pick Indianapolis Colts), Thomas Brown (172nd pick Atlanta Falcons), Chester Adams (222nd pick Chicago Bears) and Brandon Coutu (235th pick Seattle Seahawks) give Georgia 40 players who were selected during the past seven NFL drafts.