If you’ve read any of my tweets or listened to any episodes of The Falcoholic Live—which is a great show, by the way—then you know my feelings on SS Jordan Richards. The Falcons traded a conditional 7th-round pick for Richards to the Patriots just before the start of the 2018 season after parting ways with veteran S Ron Parker. Richards was never expected to start—maybe he’d play a little special teams or fill in for a snap or two if Keanu Neal needed a breather.
That strategy lasted all of one week, with Keanu Neal suffering a torn ACL and ending up on IR.