Atlanta’s punter battle was between two players, Sterling Hofrichter and Dom Maggio. Hofrichter was a 2020 rookie draft pick who handled kickoffs and the punter job throughout his rookie season, while Maggio was the hand-picked challenger for the new regime with the strong leg who would likely handle both duties if he won the job. That’s a tidy little situation, one the Falcons likely thought would be resolved by a camp battle.
Unfortunately, it’s not that tidy after all. The Falcons waived Hofrichter with an injury designation on Tuesday, and if he clears waivers he’ll revert to injured reserve, with a possibility that he’ll return at some point in 2021 if the Falcons want to make that happen.