FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- No one likes to give back money. Not when it’s agreed to. Not when you’re expecting it. Doesn’t matter if you can afford it or not. Money matters. It’s not fun.
Dante Fowler Jr. understood that. It wasn’t an easy decision for the Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker to say yes to the pay cut he took last offseason because it wasn’t a small amount of money. It was $7 million going back to the Falcons, all in an attempt to help Atlanta get under the salary cap.
Fowler did it because he believed it showed Atlanta he was committed to the franchise.