FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons signed kicker Ben Sauls and wide receiver Deven Thompkins to the practice squad on Tuesday.

Sauls is an undrafted rookie who signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason but was released before the 53-man roster cut deadline. He played in all three of the Steelers' preseason games, making five of his six field-goal attempts and all six of his point-after attempts. His successful field goals were from 28, 36, 28, 49 and 50 yards out. His sole miss was a 43-yarder.

Sauls played for the University of Pittsburgh from 2020-24, but he only handled place-kicking duties between 2022-24. He went 52-for-64 during that span, an 81.3% success rate. He also made 122 of his 124 point-after attempts (98.4%) throughout his five seasons. The two misses ca

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