The Falcons have made the first major personnel moves of the Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith era, as Adam Schefter at ESPN reports that they’ve cut Ricardo Allen and Allen Bailey.
Both moves are part of a larger cost-cutting that Atlanta must do to get under the 2021 cap and start retooling the roster, but it’s a little surprising to see Allen as one of the first players out the door. The team will save close to $11 million with the moves, but will have to pick up a new starting safety and add to an already depleted defensive end group with these cuts.