Falcons May Move On From Devonta Freeman
5 years agoThe Atlanta Falcons may move on and release running back Devonta Freeman this offseason to save around $3 million in salary cap space. Freeman is due over $6 million in 2020 if they keep him around. The Falcons strongly considered trading Freeman at last year's trade deadline. The 27-year-old (28 in March) has played in 16 games the last two years due to injuries and had a career-low 3.6 yards per carry and only two rushing touchdowns in 14 games in 2019. Freeman could certainly bounce back in Atlanta's offense or elsewhere as the lead dog, but he has a lot of tread on his tires and may never reach the 1,000-yard rushing mark again. If Atlanta were to release him, Ito Smith and Brian Hill would benefit from much larger workloads.
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport