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Falcons set to sign tight end Feleipe Franks

Feleipe Franks was something of a meme in the Atlanta Falcons fanbase last time he was here. The rangy, athletic quarterback-turned-tight end was a seeming Arthur Smith favorite, but despite a lot of glowing words and development, he rarely saw the field for Atlanta. Last year, the team moved on with the departure of Smith and Franks spent the season in Carolina, where he was a special teams contributor with 10 tackles despite battling penalties along the way. He had gone, over the course of a few rocky seasons, from a “why is he still on the roster?