When Jurrell Casey was released by the Broncos earlier today, you immediately heard Falcons fans everywhere either clamoring for him or asking if the Falcons might go out and get him. It’s not difficult to understand why.
In his career, Casey has piled up 51 sacks and 85 tackles for a loss, consistently providing quality run defense and sometimes providing phenomenal pass rushing skills. He’s made 5 Pro Bowls and as recently as 2019, he had 44 pressures in a single year, or 14 more than Grady Jarrett (who led the team) had in 2020. He was a fixture on the Titans defensive line for almost a decade before a trade took him to Denver, and that’s where things went sideways for Casey.