Early this offseason, I widely expected the Atlanta Falcons to bring back Adrian Clayborn on a new deal. He definitely outplayed his two-year, $8.5 million deal signed in 2016, and was probably looking at north of $6 million per year.
That was a little too hopeful. Clayborn is hitting the market at the perfect time: the top players are gone. As we see every free agency, your dream picks end up signed or franchised by their current team.
How did this happen so quick? This was already a week class for pass rusher free agents.