The Atlanta Falcons signed safety Dwight Lowery and cornerback Josh Wilson, the team announced Tuesday.
Lowery (5-foot-11, 212 pounds) was originally selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 3, 2011.
Lowery, 28, has played in 68 career games, including 41 starts while totaling 217 tackles with 10 interceptions, three sacks and 45 passes defensed. In 2013, he started three games and posted six tackles with one fumble recovery before being placed on injured reserve and later released.
Wilson (5-9, 188) was originally selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has played in 102 career games with 81 starts while totaling 399 tackles, 14 interceptions, 11 fumble recoveries, nine forced fumbles, five sacks and 71 passes defensed.
Last season for the Washington Redskins, Wilson started all 16 games and posted a career-high 93 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, and seven passes defensed.
Wilson, 29, started all 48 games for the Redskins over the past three seasons. Before joining Washington in 2011, Wilson played for the Seahawks (2007-2009) and Baltimore Ravens (2010).
