One of the biggest questions of the offseason concerned whether the Falcons would restructure Matt Ryan’s deal. Any major changes to his contract would spread his cap hits over subsequent seasons, increasing the chances that Atlanta was planning to build around for him at least the next 2-3 years.
We still don’t know the team’s plans, but we do know that they were willing to restructure Ryan’s deal to get under the cap. Per Zach Klein at WSB-TV, the Falcons will realize about $14 million in 2021 savings with a change to Ryan’s deal that spreads $21 million in money out over the next three seasons.