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The Atlanta Falcons will close out the 2025 NFL season this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, then it's on to free agency. Several key players are set to hit the open market, and the team lacks enough salary cap space to keep everybody.
NFL free agency officially kicks off on Wednesday, March 11 at 4 p.m. ET, so the Falcons still have plenty of time to free up cap space, and could potentially release quarterback Kirk Cousins once the season is over.
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Seven starters, including tight end Kyle Pitts, linebacker Kaden Elliss and kicker Zane Gonzalez, will be free agents in 2026. Plus, some key backups, like running back Tyler Allgeier, cornerback Dee Alford and wide receiver David Sills V, will see their contacts expire as well.
Let's check out which Falcons players will become free agents in the 2026 NFL offseason. Players are separated into offense, defense and special teams categories, with current starters in bold.
Falcons' offensive free agents in 2026
TE Kyle Pitts
OL Elijah Wilkinson
RB Tyler Allgeier
WR David Sills V
TE Feleipe Franks
TE Teagan Quitoriano
Falcons' defensive free agents in 2026
LB Kaden Elliss
LB Leonard Floyd
DT David Onyemata
CB Dee Alford
LB Troy Andersen
LB Arnold Ebiketie
LB DeAngelo Malone
LB Josh Woods
Falcons' special teams free agents in 2026
P Bradley Pinion
K Zane Gonzalez
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The Falcons are set to close out the season on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at home. Since Atlanta already traded its first-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams, the team has nothing to lose by losing the season finale. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: NFL Free Agency: Falcons could lose Kyle Pitts, Kaden Elliss
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