The Falcons have not, as a rule, had much in the way of cap space in recent years. When Terry Fontenot took over as the team’s general manager, he had to contend with years of big extensions and questionable cap management leaving the team squeezed financially, and under Thomas Dimitroff those last handful of years were light on spending as well.
That’s why it’s sort of funny to see the Falcons, of all teams, sitting on the fourth-largest amount of cap space in the entire league with the trade deadline looming. If Atlanta wants to make a move, say to prop up a depleted cornerback group or to add a useful piece that will help them this year and next, they have a little over $9 million in wiggle room to do so.