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Atlanta Falcons three biggest dead cap hits in 2022

By Nick Halden

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 12: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans greets Julio Jones #2 after the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 12: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans greets Julio Jones #2 after the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 15: Desmond Trufant #21 of the Atlanta Falcons reacts during the first half of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 15: Desmond Trufant #21 of the Atlanta Falcons reacts during the first half of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

Headed into 2022 the Atlanta Falcons cap situation remains messy for a team that is attempting an accelerated rebuild.  While the active cap situation has already been explored the dead cap remains an issue though it is improving.

Atlanta had more than seven players making more than $1-million that were no longer a part of the team in 2021. As of now, that number has shrunk to one player exceeding a $1-million dollar salary in 2022.

Desmond Trufant, Ricardo Allen, James Carpenter, Jamon Brown, and Allen Bailey are all set to come off of the Atlanta Falcons books. Most of these dead cap savings are going to be off-set by increasing salaries of the Atlanta Falcon veterans but it is still a step in the right direction

With the right off-season moves the Atlanta Falcons dead cap issues will be non-existent by next season

Atlanta swallowed a lot of money early on in their current rebuild opening up plenty of options by 2023. Moving on from players like Allen, Brown, and Trufant quickly and opting to develop their own talent.

This strategy will pay off in 2023 for Atlanta when they have a lot more cap flexibility and a myriad of important decisions to make. Until then, however, Atlanta must remain careful and continue to build towards the future.  With this in mind, here are Atlanta’s three biggest scheduled dead cap hits of 2022.

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