The Atlanta Falcons have released running back Jeremy McNichols, per the team’s Twitter.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) June 16, 2022
This is a surprising move given that McNichols saw a fair amount of touches over the past two seasons with the Tennessee Titans. Head coach Arthur Smith was his offensive coordinator for a season with the Titans in 2020 which also makes this an unexpected departure. It felt like he had a solid chance to slot in as the team’s third option out of the backfield behind Cordarrelle Patterson and Damien Williams but clearly, Smith and the team have other plans.