The Falcons lost Keanu Neal for the year, and they figured to make some kind of move to replace him. After working out free agent safeties and rolling with Kemal Ishmael for the week, they’ve decided on a move that is shocking because it came out of nowhere: A trade.
The Falcons picked up safety Johnathan Cyprien in the deal, surrendering Duke Riley. There’s a swap of picks that slightly favors the Eagles, which makes sense because the Falcons are getting the more established player in the deal.