Just ahead of the beginning of the 2020 NFL free agency period, the were one of the teams in the . As of Monday morning the Falcons had just about $4 million in cap room, which meant some hard choices needed to be made before the noon ET Dillon Brooks Jersey opening of the league's legal tampering period.Early Monday morning it was reported that Atlanta would with former Pro Bowl cornerback after failing to find a trade Brandon Clarke Jersey partner. Shortly after that came reports that running back would be .Freeman is coming off of the worst season of his career as a starter, averaging only 3.6 yards per carry and 46.9 yards per John Konchar Jersey game acro s his 14 games. He failed to create any separation between himself and backups and , who combined to average 4.3 yards per carry while working behind Freeman.Given that he was set to count for $9. Mike Conley Jersey 5 million on the Falcons' books for the 2020 season, releasing Freeman was a rather obvious move. He will instead carry a dead money charge of $6 million, per Spotrac, saving Atlanta $3.5 million that they can reallocate elsewhere in order to fill other roster holes. With Smith, Hill, and as the only running backs with any noteworthy experience left on the team's roster, it's reasonable to expect the Falcons to be De'Anthony Melton Jersey interest in adding talent at the position this offseason, whether via free agency or -- more likely -- next month's .