The Atlanta Falcons tendered Ben Garland at a second round level, worth nearly $3 million, and then signed guard Brandon Fusco. That created some confusion and a fairly packed depth chart at the guard position, but it appears the second round tender was just a way to ensure Atlanta didn’t lose Garland in the open market.
Per NFLTradeRumors.co (yes, seriously), the Falcons elected not to use a second round tender and instead sign Garland to an unspecified deal. If this winds up being confirmed by outlets we’re more familiar with, we’d expect to see Garland taking up less cap space this year in exchange for what seems likely to be a multi-year deal or incentive-laden pact keeping the versatile reserve around.