This offseason has been one unlike any other. A largely virtual experience kicked off the offseason and heading into the preseason, the NFL decided to cancel the preaseason games. Those games are key for players who are competing for a roster spot to display what value they could bring to a team’s roster.
On Saturday morning, in an attempt to drop to 53 players, the Atlanta Falcons announced that quarterback Kurt Benkert was among their cuts. It looked like a sign that Benkert wouldn’t return to Atlanta, but that was not the case.