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The Atlanta Falcons have launched cornerback Casey Hayward. The staff introduced the transfer in a late-Friday afternoon press launch.
Hayward had signed a two-year, $11 million cope with the Falcons final offseason. He was set to depend in opposition to the staff’s books for $7 million in 2023, however his launch saves Atlanta $5 million in opposition to the cap and leaves a $2 million dead-money cost, in line with overthecap.com.
Hayward ended up enjoying in simply six video games for the Falcons, recording one interception and three passes defensed whereas beginning throughout from A.J. Terrell. He suffered a shoulder damage that required surgical procedure, which despatched him to injured reserve and stored him out for the rest of the season.
Hayward grew to become expendable when the Falcons swung a commerce with the Detroit Lions for former No. 3 general choose Jeff Okudah. Atlanta despatched a fifth-round choose in subsequent week’s draft to the Lions in change for the previous Ohio State star who has largely underperformed relative to his draft slot, however has nonetheless flashed high-level capability at (uncommon) instances.
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Atlanta spent a lot of this offseason remaking its protection after hiring former New Orleans Saints co-defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen to steer their protection below head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons signed Jessie Bates, Calais Campbell, David Onyemata, Bud Dupree, and Mike Hughes, amongst others, seeking to improve their expertise base on that aspect of the ball. In conjunction with gamers coming in, some have to depart the constructing, and it seems that Hayward was one of many odd males out.
