The Atlanta Falcons are already shuffling the underside of the roster, to nobody’s shock. They’ve signed Josh Thompson, a security who hung out with Atlanta throughout 2024 coaching camp, and have lower ties with defensive again Benny Sapp.
Thompson, 26, is a former undrafted free agent for the Tennessee Titans who performed in his solely six NFL video games for that workforce, showing solely on particular groups. Final yr, he had an out of doors shot at pushing for a observe squad spot in Atlanta, however was positioned on injured reserve and in the end let go earlier than the 2024 season kicked off. So far as I’m conscious, he didn’t latch on with another groups.
Thompson’s worth to Atlanta would come on particular groups, the place he’ll be battling with a number of different defenders for what’s nearly definitely going to be a few observe squad spots. Assuming he has an excellent summer season, he’ll at the least put himself within the combine.
Sapp, in the meantime, shall be in search of one other workforce. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent as nicely again in 2023 with the Packers, and appeared in a handful of video games. The Packers lower him on the finish of August 2024 and he resurfaced with Atlanta in December, becoming a member of the observe squad and signing a reserve/future deal after the season ended. He figured to compete for a observe squad spot in a deep secondary group, however now Thompson will accomplish that as a substitute.
Give Thompson our customary heat welcome, and we’ll want Sapp nicely.
