The Falcons wound up relying pretty heavily on Steven Means in 2020. Coming off a major injury that cost him the 2019 season, Means rebounded in a major way last year, playing in 16 games, starting 11, and piling up the third-highest sack total and fifth-largest number of pressures on the team. A sturdy run defender and quality special teamer, Means clocked 59% of the defensive snaps and 29% of the special teams snaps in 2020, and proved to be at worst a capable player for a defensive line starved for them.
After all this time, I sort of assumed the new regime would not be re-signing Means.