The Falcons acquired Edwards back in May via a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders. In exchange for Edwards, the Falcons sent the Raiders a 2023 fifth round draft pick. Along with Edwards, Atlanta also received the Raiders 2023 seventh round pick.
Heading into training camp, the Falcons had made a point to increase the size of their vertical threats in the offseason. They already had Kyle Pitts (6-foot-6). Then, they added Auden Tate (6-5) in free agency, only to take Drake London (6-4) with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. All this before trading for Edwards (6-3) in May.
It was a plan that feels very far away as 2022 enters into its last month. Tate didn’t make the initial 53-man roster. Edwards has been a healthy scratch for four games this season. Now he’s cut. And Pitts was placed on injured reserve on Monday.
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