Depending on how many other hobbies you have and how disgruntled you were by the last Falcons season, you may have found the last month or so to be either unbearably quiet or a welcome respite. Either way, it’s time to put your seatbelts back on.
That’s because the new league year is essentially a week-and-a-half away, and while the Falcons don’t figure to be big spenders in free agency, they can’t really stand pat. They’re more than $7 million over the cap and have real-to-pressing needs at nearly every position on the roster, not tot mention a quarterback with a staggering cap hit, a wide receiver no one is sure is going to be playing for the team in 2022, and a star defensive tackle whose contract expires at the end of the upcoming season.