ATLANTA — Just a few days before the league's legal tampering period opens on Monday, the Falcons created $12 million in salary space by restructuring quarterback Matt Ryan's contract on Friday, according to NFL Media.
Ryan is due to make $23.75 million in salary in 2022. His cap number was set to be $48.66 million. Ryan has restructured his contract four times to help the Falcons. He was signed to a six-year, $150 million contract in 2017.
The Falcons will focus on re-signing their own players and then do some value shopping after all of the free agent blockbuster deals are done. Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said there would not be a bunch of deals early on at the start of free agency.
