The Atlanta Falcons are committed to addressing their perennially deficient pass rush this offseason and Philadelphia Eagles free agent edge Josh Sweat makes sense.
Fixing a broken defense immediately makes this team a playoff contender in 2025. General manager Terry Fontenot admitted as much on Thursday when he said the league's No. 31 pass rushKirk Cousins has a $40-million cap hit for next year that isn’t likely to change if he’s with the team or not. If he’s released, the Falcons are likely to spread the $65 million in dead money across two seasons, leaving his $40 million cap charge unchanged.
The Falcons have finally gotten on the right side of Jake Matthews’s contract after several extensions and restructures. He has a $21.8-million cap charge against only a dead cap hit of $2.5 million.
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