The 2020 version of the NFL’s legal tampering period is upon us and with that came all the decisions to slap the franchise tag on impending free agents or tender offers to restricted free agents for all 32 NFL teams. The Atlanta Falcons did not re-sign nor did they tender an offer to former Stanford Cardinal TE Austin Hooper, and he’ll hit the market as a top tight end this offseason, likely earning him some big money.
During his time at Stanford, Hooper was a John Mackey Award finalist, a multiple-time All-American and All-Pac-12 player, and amassed 937 yards on 74 catches for eight touchdowns in his two-year playing career.