Unbelievably, we’re only five weeks and four games away from the end of the 2022 season. Atlanta’s close to heading into one of the most pivotal offseasons in recent franchise history, one where they’ll finally have money to spend and a chance to significantly upgrade a roster that has essentially been treading water for two years.
Part of the picture—and some of that money—concerns the team’s own impending free agents. The team has a ton of one-year deals expiring, but how many of those players will return to Atlanta? Who has been good enough and important enough to be part of a re-built squad in 2023, and who will be looking for a new home?