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By: Matt Urben
If you want to understand what a brutal business the NFL is, watch what happens in the week leading up to free agency. Even with the league increasing the salary cap by a record $30 million in 2024, teams are cutting former Pro Bowlers like it’s going out of style.
The Seahawks cut half of their starting secondary, the Broncos willingly took an $85 million dead cap hit to get rid of quarterback Russell Wilson and the Buffalo Bills are cutting everyone not named Josh Allen. Having so much extra talent on the market will benefit teams with healthy salary caps, such as the Atlanta Falcons.
With a heavy emphasis on the secondary, here are 20 recent cap casualties the Falcons should look at in free agency:
QB: Russell Wilson
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WR: Marquez Valdes-Scantling
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TE: Logan Thomas
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OL: Brian Allen
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OL: Cody Whitehair
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OT: Charles Leno Jr.
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DT: Lawrence Guy
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DE: Emmanuel Ogbah
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LB: Shaquil Barrett
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LB: Eric Kendricks
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DB: J.C. Jackson
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CB: Darious Williams
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DB: Adrian Phillips
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CB: Xavien Howard
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DB: Eddie Jackson
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S: Jamal Adams
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S: Tracy Walker III
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S: Quandre Diggs
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S: Kevin Byard
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S: Jordan Poyer
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