Two players present for Atlanta Falcons OTAs and minicamp won't be around for training camp.
to their roster Thursday and cut ties with two others who spent much of the spring and early summer in Atlanta.Potter initially signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Illinois, declining a rookie minicamp tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to join Atlanta's 90-man roster. A two-time first-team All-MAC honoree, Potter started 43 of the Huskies' last 45 games at tackle.
After going undrafted out of Rutgers in 2020, Previlon signed with the Green Bay Packers. He has spent time with several different teams, including the Packers and Buccaneers but has never appeared in a regular season game. Previlon was one of 13 players signed to a reserve/futures contract Jan. 8, immediately after the Falcons ended their season. Atlanta didn't have a head coach at the time, and when Raheem Morris was hired nearly three weeks, he brought in new defensive line coach Jay Rodgers, shifting the Falcons' picture up front.
Jones-Smith and Emili are both fresh off finishing their respective UFL seasons. The former saw his campaign end in the XFL Conference Championship on June 9 while the latter lost in the XFL Championship on June 16. The Falcons will arrive for training camp July 24, giving Jones-Smith and Emili their first chance to meet their new teammates - while Potter and Previlon are now left looking for opportunities elsewhere.Daniel Flick is an accredited NFL writer for Sports Illustrated's FanNation.
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