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Heath finished last year with a 6/86 line for the Packers and was a healthy scratch after signing with the Falcons in December. The 25-year-old offers special teams experience and will likely look to catch on as a veteran depth piece somewhere.

The 25-year-old receiver has a career 31/308/3 slash line in 37 games with the Packers and can be involved on special teams. The Falcons are at a point where they’re relying on David Sills every weekend. The waiver claim makes some sense.

With Jayden Reed (hamstring) activated off injured reserve, the Packers clear the needed room with the waiving of Heath. The 25-year-old will likely revert to the practice squad if he goes unclaimed.

Most notably, he failed to catch a sideline ball from Jordan Love on a fourth-down pass where one of Heath’s feet clearly came down on the out-of-bounds line. Heath started against the Rams in Week 5, playing 76 percent of the snaps and drawing just three targets. Otherwise he was just a depth outside option for the Packers, only seeing extended playing time in Week 18. Heath will compete for a depth role with the Packers in August.

Efficient. Heath caught his only target for a score to make it a 27-16 game late in the fourth. He saw no other targets, and likely will see a scarce few — if any — in Week 18 against the Bears.

Heath handled his typical, small workload this week but was fortunate enough to earn one of them in the green zone. His score from three yards out iced the Packers’ 38-10 win over the 49ers. He is a WR6 against the Dolphins in Week 13.