Falcons Releasing RB Devonta Freeman

According to Ian Rapoport, the Falcons are releasing RB Devonta Freeman to save cap space. 

This move has been expected for some time and saves a little more than $3 million in cap for the Falcons. 

Atlanta will also eat a $6 million dead cap hit to clear Freeman from the books, per Over The Cap.

The Falcons were in talks to trade Freeman to the Lions at the trade deadline last year, so Detroit could be a landing spot for Freeman at some point. 

Freeman, 27, is a former fourth-round pick of the Falcons back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.7 million contract when he and the Falcons agreed to a five-year, $41.25 million extension that included $22 million guaranteed.

Freeman stood to make base salaries of $6.5 million and $6.3 million over the next two years of the agreement.

In 2019, Freeman appeared in 14 games and rushed for 656 yards on 184 carries (3.6 YPC) and two touchdowns to go along with 59 receptions for 410 yards receiving and four touchdowns.