FLOWERY BRANCH — With the dust starting to settle after a frenzied free-agency period, the Falcons still have some issues to address concerning their pass-rush.
The Falcons re-signed defensive end Adrian Clayborn (16 career sacks), defensive end/tackle Derrick Shelby (five), linebackers Sean Weatherspoon (eight) and Courtney Upshaw (five). The Falcons ranked last in the NFL with 19 sacks last season and have not turned their focus to the coming draft, which is set for April 28-30 in Chicago.
“What’s been hard for a lot of people is these quarterbacks get rid of the ball pretty fast, now,” NFL Network’s Charles Davis said.