Since taking over as Atlanta Falcons’ general manager before the 2008 NFL draft, Thomas Dimitroff has been the main figure in the Falcons’ war room on draft day for eight years. In those years, Dimitroff has overseen seven first round selections, traded up twice, and has never traded back. This is the year for him to finally trade down, in the first round.
Due to noise-gate: Atlanta’s illegal pumping in of crowed noise during the 2013 and 2014 NFL regular seasons, the Falcons will be without this year’s fifth round draft pick. They also traded their sixth rounder for Andy Levitre, at the beginning of this past year’s regular season.