The Atlanta Falcons suffered a notable loss on defense during their matchup against the Colts over in Berlin. Cornerback Dee Alford was being evaluated for a concussion after taking a hit to the head in the first half of the game and has been ruled out for the rest of the game.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga – Dee Alford heard every word. Every tweet. Every sports radio segment. A year later, those same critics are quiet because the Atlanta Falcons ’ most unlikely contributor has quietly become one of their biggest defensive weapons.
During the 2025 Atlanta Falcons Training Camp, a fierce battle is set to take place within the secondary. Who will emerge as the starting Nickel? Will an UDFA make the active roster?
Will it be rookie Billy Bowman or veteran Dee Alford starting in the slot for the Falcons in Week 1? Kevin Knight and Allen Strk break down Atlanta’s cornerback room.
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The Atlanta Falcons begin mandatory mini-camp on Tuesday afternoon in Flowery Branch. Camp battles will begin in earnest, and we take a look at three players who have a chance to make a move on the depth chart this week.
On Monday, the Atlanta Falcons continued to add to their offseason roster ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Falcons are allowed to carry 90 players during the offseason, and phase one of their OTAs is set to begin on April 22, two days before the first round of the draft.
The Atlanta Falcons continued tweaking their roster today, bringing back polarizing cornerback Dee Alford on a one-year contract. Dee Alford has spent the last three years with the Falcons after the team signed him out of the CFL.
Dee Alford did not receive an RFA tender from the Falcons this offseason. That decision left the former undrafted free agent in line to join a new team, but instead he will remain in Atlanta for 2025.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
With Dee Alford still unsigned, the Atlanta Falcons are searching for a new starter at nickel. While Alford racked up a career-high 83 tackles last season, his struggles in coverage were obvious—he allowed 67 catches for 606 yards and eight touchdowns on 92 targets.
This year’s salary cap spike left the low-end RFA tender north of $3M. Some teams are passing on paying role players that salary. The Falcons are among them.
With the rest of the NFL restructuring contracts and cutting players to make cap space, the Falcons have yet to create any cap space, but they have made their first substantial moves of the offseason.
The Falcons will not tender restricted free agent Dee Alford, Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports. Alford now is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next week until the Falcons re-sign him first.
Fox Sports’ Greg Auman reports the Falcons are not tendering RFA CB Dee Alford which would make him an unrestricted free agent. Alford, 27, signed a futures contract with Atlanta following the 2022 season.
The Falcons season most likely came to an end on Sunday night against the Commanders, a game that will long be remembered for Raheem Morris’ abysmal clock management.
The Falcons decided against bolstering the cornerback room with anything more than depth pieces this offseason, which tells me the coaching staff is high on their current crop of players.
Sunday saw some thrilling performances from Canadian players and former CFL players, but Atlanta Falcons defensive back Dee Alford very nearly had one of the best plays of the NFL season.