After serving as a healthy scratch in the last two games for the Atlanta Falcons, the writing was on the wall surrounding Ray-Ray McCloud's future in Atlanta. He was previously believed to be a popular trade candidate with the Trade Deadline looming, but the Dirty Birds went another route after sending him home on Friday.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday afternoon that McCloud was being released by the franchise less than a year removed from the best receiving season of his career. It's a sad story for one of the team's biggest 2024 breakout candidates, but his rapport with Michael Penix Jr.