The Falcons yesterday did two unsurprising things, exercising their fifth year option on Calvin Ridley and declining to do so for Hayden Hurst. The option for Ridley is virtually guaranteed to be as a precursor to a long-term deal, but with Hurst the picture is a bit more complicated.
The reasons why these two moves were expected should be evident, but here’s a refresher if it’s not. Calvin Ridley is coming off a 90 catch, 1,374 yard, 9 touchdown campaign that was among the best in the league last year and also among the best in franchise history.