NFL free agency is off and running, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2022 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 16, which means free-agent signings can be made official after that. The first round of the 2022 NFL draft begins April 28 on ESPN.
The Atlanta Falcons, who need everything, shouldn’t be big spenders in free agency. Instead, general manager Terry Fontenot is going to try to be efficient and look for bargain-type deals, similar to what they did last year with Cordarrelle Patterson (one-year, $3 million).