We all knew that the Atlanta Falcons were one of the worst teams in the league regarding cap space. However, after cutting a few players and restructuring key contracts, the Atlanta Falcons created the space to have the necessary funds to sign players.
By releasing Devonta Freeman, Ty Sambrailo, and Luke Stocker the Atlanta Falcons added $9.8 million in cap space to the already $3.9 million. The Atlanta Falcons also added $10.5 million after restructuring the deals of Matt Ryan and Jake Matthews.
So while the Atlanta Falcons went into free agency with not even enough to sign any of the would-be rookies (roughly needed $6 million in total), they ended up with more than enough to sign any player they wanted.