Falcons restructure Jake Matthews’ contract, possibly heralding a roster move

Jake Matthews has been the Falcons’ best offensive lineman thus far in 2023, and it looks like his early 30s won’t cost him any of his usual effectiveness. That fact likely made the Falcons comfortable with restructuring his contract in a way that will kick his salary cap hit up a notch in future years while saving money in 2023.

How much money? Per NFL insider Field Yates, over $7 million.

The Falcons have restructured the contract of LT Jake Matthews, converting base salary into signing bonus and creating about $7.1M in 2023 salary cap space.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 27, 2023 The obvious follow-up question here is why? Atlanta had just over $2.6 million in space before this per…