One of the most necessary and yet heartbreaking parts of the NFL process is cutting a player. For the Atlanta Falcons, to gain better cap/roster flexibility, they need to start paring the roster.
The Atlanta Falcons poached veteran defenders Kaden Elliss and David Onyemata from the New Orleans Saints a couple offseasons ago. Overall, both have done well to help improve the Falcons defense.
David Onyemata wrecks his former team, but stalwarts faltering contributed to the outcome. Atlanta falls to their hated rivals, and while one man absorbs most of the blame, there’s plenty to go around.
The Falcons are full-go for Sunday night. Friday is finally here, and the Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs held their final practices of the week, as they will face off in primetime on Sunday Night Football this week.
With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.
Following a Week 1 performance that every member of the organization and fans would like to forget, the Falcons announced they have created nearly $5 million in cap space by restructuring the contract of David Onyemata.
According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Falcons are restructuring DT David Onyemata‘s contract to create $4.85 million in cap space. Onyemata, 31, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints back in 2016 out of Manitoba College.
Having suffered through six-straight losing seasons, it wouldn't be a stretch to say every player on the Atlanta Falcons is overlooked. However, NFL Network was tasked with picking one player from every team that was the most overlooked.
The Falcons kicked off the last free agency cycle with a bang, inking Jessie Bates, David Onyemata and Kaden Elliss to deals as the bell rang. Terry Fontenot did it even bigger this year, agreeing in principle to a four-year, $180 million contract with Kirk Cousins.
As Jay Rodgers was guided into the Atlanta Falcons' indoor practice facility at team headquarters in Flowery Branch, there was lots he didn't know. The names of the staff members directing him to the room.
A look at Wednesday’s practice reports. Wednesday is here, as the Atlanta Falcons prepare to host the Indianapolis Colts. The Falcons Falcon’d last week and lost to a then one-win Carolina Panthers week, and now they’ll try to bounce back against the Colts.
Veteran players can be a proverbial gold mine for NFL organizations, and that is certainly the case for the Atlanta Falcons defense. Falcons defensive lineman David Onyemata was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and he remained in NOLA until this year when he came to Atlanta.
The 3-6 Saints will most likely leave the 2022 season with a lot of questions to answer, and no playoff berth to mark Dennis Allen's first year as head coach.