We’re hours away from the start of Falcons training camp, which means it’s an excellent time to take stock of where this roster stands. As of the time I’m writing this, Atlanta has 89 players on the roster and will be working to refine the group down to 53 men and a practice squad before the start of the 2021 season.
That begs the question: How many players are absolutely guaranteed to make the team in 2021? With a brand new
How are we defining roster locks? These are players who by virtue of being draft additions this year in areas of obvious need, slam dunk starters or just high-end depth players this team has already indicated they’re going to utilize, can be safely projected to make this team with something like 95% certainty so long as they’re healthy.