The Falcons have emerged as a potential landing spot for Deshaun Watson. This comes as a shock to many because Atlanta just restructured Matt Ryan’s contact and the team has very little cap space to work with.
So how is a trade even possible?
Currently, Ryan has a tradeable base salary of just $8 million in 2022 and $20 million in 2023. This isn’t the area holding the Falcons back from making the trade, though. The area of concern is the amount of dead money Atlanta will take on from Ryan’s bonuses.
