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Picking up Matt Schaub’s option is another question mark for the Atlanta Falcons

Last season, the Atlanta Falcons decided to pick up Vic Beasley’s fifth-year option hoping that the soon to be fifth-year defensive end was going to reward them for the decision. Even though he finished the season strong, the almost $13 million in cap space that was spent on Beasley didn’t work out in the Falcons favor, especially since the Falcons are in a cap-strapped situation.

The Falcons decided not to pick up Takk McKinley’s fifth-year option as well as allowing Austin Hooper, De’Vondre Campbell and Wes Schweitzer to give them more cap space to make moves.