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Did the Atlanta Falcons get “fleeced” acquiring Hayden Hurst?

MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 08: Hayden Hurst #81 of the Baltimore Ravens catches a pass in drills before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Not everyone is excited about the Atlanta Falcons trading for tight end Hayden Hurt when NFL free agency began just a few months ago.

The Atlanta Falcons have had some pretty good tight ends over the last decade, first with Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez spending his last five years with the Falcons and then Austin Hooper, whom they drafted out of Stanford in 2016.