CENTERVILLE —
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are set with rookie Matt Bosher as their punter after waiving Ken Parrish.
The Falcons also waived fullback Thor Merrow, long snapper Andrew Schulze and tight end A.J. Simmons on Wednesday.
Bosher, a sixth-round pick from Miami, has averaged 45.1 yards on nine punts in two preseason games. He also is handling the Falcons' kickoffs.
Parrish, who signed with Atlanta as a free agent on March 3, averaged 50.8 yards on four punts in the preseason. Bosher has the better net average of 38.7 yards to Parrish's 31.0
Merrow, from North Alabama, Simmons, from Arizona, and Schulze, from Iowa, signed with Atlanta as undrafted college free agents.
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