How can the Falcons maximize their cap space this offseason?

Now that the Atlanta Falcons have completed their coaching search and hired the majority of their staff, they can focus on assembling the roster for 2024. Fortunately for head coach Raheem Morris, he’s inheriting a talented roster with a considerably better salary cap situation than the one Arthur Smith inherited in 2021.

The Falcons currently have $25,849,508 in available cap space for 2024, which ranks 14th in the league. In terms of effective cap space (cap total accounting for the team’s top 51 players and upcoming draft class), Atlanta has a little over $20 million.

With the NFL’s 2024 cap ceiling set at $242 million, here’s a breakdown of the different ways that the Falcons could create more cap space for the upcoming season.