According to a report from ESPN’s Field Yates, the Atlanta Falcons freed up over $7 million in salary cap space on Wednesday by restructuring Jake Matthews’ contract.
What exactly is the team up to? Could the Falcons be looking to make a trade, or perhaps add a free agent? The team did just place starting linebacker Troy Andersen on the injured reserve list.
Buy Falcons TicketsFans on Twitter had fun speculating what general manager Terry Fontenot might be up to with the team’s added cap space.
The Falcons have restructured the contract of LT Jake Matthews, converting base salary into signing bonus and creating about $7.1M in 2023 salary cap space.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 27, 2023
Hey @DHunt94_TX you are a Falcon https://t.co/cwyGMzozG7 pic.twitter.com/SxkO9Sqjjl
— Damski 🔛🔝 (@Damski32) September 27, 2023
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) September 27, 2023
Making room for the ice man pic.twitter.com/azVDRvof60
— Jeff Terry (@jtfalcon804) September 27, 2023
By god, thats Kirk Cousins' music https://t.co/1FJPray9Nu
— Ville Terenius (@ThatTerenius) September 27, 2023
Falcons are really about to land the big fish. Taylor Swift, you are an Atlanta Falcon. https://t.co/RzMW1sl1TL
— The(Isaac)EliasSportsBureau (@IE_SportsBureau) September 27, 2023
If I'm the #Falcons, I'm finding out what the asking price is for Danielle Hunter… https://t.co/Bg0XmIqbzD
— Kevin Knight (@FalcoholicKevin) September 27, 2023
Arthur Smith: "There are all kinds of accounting tricks. There are reasons that you do it. Sometimes they mean things, sometimes they don’t. Just being safe." https://t.co/XtaLbAal9N
— Josh Kendall (@JoshTheAthletic) September 27, 2023
https://t.co/xb3xP5KzCu pic.twitter.com/nGd628GRmB
— SportsTalkATL Alex (@GeauxSportsTalk) September 27, 2023
Think bigger. Could be a QB lol
— Matt (@Matt_Atl28) September 27, 2023
We spent like 100 million dollars on the lines this offseason and we're already having to restructure to hopefully sign an impact player cause both lines suck lmao https://t.co/BekV5JexST
— Carlton (@CrispyCarlton) September 27, 2023
Praying for pic.twitter.com/SHHBmPPP6Q
— Steven A Smith (@FFStevenASmith) September 27, 2023
https://t.co/irnmWZ0gq7 pic.twitter.com/7YIHcij0kp
— FFYT🎱 (@_FootballFilms_) September 27, 2023
Making room for Tannehill TBH 👀 https://t.co/wsNctNN695
— Mr. Positivity (@jlomas72) September 27, 2023
Or a LB? I know people saying edge or DL (which I would be ecstatic if they got Hunter). But they could be trying to sign a LB also? https://t.co/ooyJvGCAiP
— Falcon Freek (@FreekFalcon) September 27, 2023
What’s Terry cooking??? https://t.co/YnFRhMbn4B
— Joseph Harris (@Broseph929) September 27, 2023
Terry about to make a move? https://t.co/M6dUHrjh8H
— (2-1) Rise Up Ridder (@RiseUpReader) September 27, 2023
Matt Ryan is coming back isn’t he 😩😂 https://t.co/4J6kaqDQvZ
— Hersh (@JHershey21) September 27, 2023
Falcons Twitter gets heated over team’s reported lack of interest in trading TE Kyle Pitts https://t.co/cDk4K4yrhE
— The Falcons Wire (@TheFalconsWire) September 27, 2023
