Atlanta may well make their inside linebacker decisions anti-climactic. They could simply re-sign Foye Oluokun, tinker with Deion Jones’ contract, and roll into 2022 with Oluokun, Jones, Mykal Walker and Dorian Etheridge at the position. They could also blow this thing up by not bringing back Oluokun, trading Jones, and moving forward with Walker and multiple new additions.
That uncertainty makes this an interesting position to follow in the offseason, and if the Falcons make any kind of drastic move here, they may well explore free agency to add help. Let’s take a closer look at who’s out there and who might appeal to Atlanta if they do decide to dip their toes into the free agent waters at the position, which you’ll see is largely a list of flawed but interesting players.