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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Falcons inching toward the salary cap

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Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot address the team's cap situation entering the 2021 NFL season.
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March 10, 2021

In the 253rd episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) has NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah weigh in on the quarterbacks in the NFL draft not named Trevor Lawrence, and free safety Damontae Kazee drops by to give us an update on his recovery from his ruptured Achilles. The Falcons have a week to move around $16 million to get under the salary cap before the league’s new business year starts March 17.

Falcons’ 2021 draft position: Here are the picks in D. Led’s Mock Draft 2.0: Top five picks

1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson)

2. New York Jets: Justin Fields, (QB, Ohio State)

3. Miami Dolphins: Ja’Marr Chase (WR, LSU)

4. Falcons: Kyle Pitts (TE, Florida)

5. Cincinnati Bengals: Penei Sewell, (OT, Oregon)

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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