In desperate need of salary cap space, the Atlanta Falcons were able to create more than $14 million by trading star receiver Julio Jones. Per the NFLPA’s public salary report, Atlanta only had $285,693 in the bank prior to moving Jones. With this newfound cap space, a large majority of the funds will be used to sign the team’s nine-player rookie draft class.
We expect this to cost somewhere around $6.2 million. Another thing to keep in mind is that eventually the Falcons’ roster will have to expand to 53 players, which could cost roughly another $2 million Even with these projections, though, Atlanta should be left with about $6.6 million.
Here are five realistic free agents the team could acquire with that money.