Falcons reportedly cut OLB Brandon Copeland. Wait, what?

Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty ImagesThe Falcons promised to keep making roster moves, but they didn’t explicitly say these moves would be surprising and/or confusing. Yet here we are, learning that the Falcons have cut Brandon Copeland.

The former Patriot was expected to be a piece of the rotation at outside linebacker and a useful special teamer, but now he’s gone and recently signed former Bears linebacker James Vaughters is joining the active roster. Copeland was dealing with an injury this week but practiced fully on Sunday, so what gives?

There’s a few possibilities here, but Jason at Over The Cap has what I think is a decent guess. The cap-strapped Falcons may be making what is…