arr ard ' s ▁performances ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁pr ese ason , ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁preceding ▁the ▁first ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Del ▁Rio ▁named ▁G arr ard ▁the ▁team ' s ▁st arter ▁and ▁declared ▁that ▁Left wich ▁would ▁be ▁either ▁cut ▁or ▁trad ed . ▁The ▁J agu ars ▁cut ▁Left wich ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Left wich ▁was ▁flow n ▁out ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁officials , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁possible ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁Left wich ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁with ▁in cent ives ▁attached ▁that ▁could ▁make ▁the ▁deal ▁worth ▁up ▁to ▁$ 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁Left wich ▁entered ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁st arter ▁Jo ey ▁Harr ington . ▁After ▁replacing ▁Harr ington ▁late ▁in ▁Week ▁ 5 , ▁Left wich ▁got ▁the ▁start ▁in ▁Week ▁ 7 ▁and ▁played ▁very ▁well , ▁before ▁having ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁an ▁an k le ▁sp rain . ▁He ▁got ▁the ▁start ▁again ▁in ▁Week ▁ 1 1 ▁after ▁returning ▁from ▁his ▁injury . ▁Harr ington ▁reg ained ▁his ▁starting ▁position ▁and ▁Left wich ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁again . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the