Falcons: Notable 2013 FA's available

[RFlagg]

(11-13-2012 04:27 AM)Beef Wrote:  After releasing Edwards and looking at our FA's for 2013, it appears the Falcons are going to have a TON of space under the cap after this season.

With Edwards($5.5M) gone, if Tony($5.9M), Turner($7.5M), Grimes($10.4M), and McClure($1M) don't re-sign, we're going to be upwards of $30M under the cap. And that's a lot of money we can throw at the FA market.

The cap for 2013 is $121M. We're currently at $119.5M if you include Grimes franchise tag.

FA's of note that will be available:

RB Jackie Battle, Det
RB Reggie Bush, Mia
RB Ronnie Brown, SD
RB Shonn Green, NYJ
RB Steven Jackson, Stl
RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax
RB Isaac Redman, Pit
RB Kevin Smith, Det
RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, Ari
RB Felix Jones, Dal

TE Martellus Bennett, NYG
TE Jason Witten, Dal
TE Dustin Keller, NYJ
TE Fred Davis, Was
TE Jared Cook, Ten

OT Jake Long, Mia
OT Duane Brown, Hou
OT Sebastian Vollmer, NE
OT Ryan Clady, Den
OT Jermon Bushrod, NO
OT Andre Smith, Cin

OG Andy Levitre, Buf

DE Cliff Avril, Det
DE Connor Barwin
DE Dwight Freeney, Ind

CB Marcus Trufant, Sea
CB Sam Shields, GB
CB Jason McCourty, Hou
CB Aqib Talib, NE
CB Tracy Porter, Den

LB Anthony Spencer, Dal
LB James Laurinaitis, Stl
LB Erin Henderson, Min
LB Larry Foote, Pit
LB Manny Lawson, Cin

The guys I put in red are the ones I expect to either resign with their team or to get hit with the franchise tag. Another thing to remember is we still have to pay 4.5 million of guaranteed money towards the cap for Edwards in 2013. Still, looking at the remaining players, I still believe we could make a run at a couple of guys.