There are decisions to be made in Atlanta and they start with Roddy White.
Below are three players the team should sever ties with in 2016.
Roddy White
Before you hyperventilate, the Falcons appear to be leaning toward keeping Roddy White, per The Atlanta Journal Constitution. They just shouldn't.
"He has all the stuff," head coach Dan Quinn said. "Can he catch? He had some of the fewest drops on our whole team, so like his game is still complete. It's just a matter of what is the best way for us to feature him."
White is the franchise leader in TD receptions (63), catches (808) and yards (10,863). You wouldn't exactly know that watching him last season, though. The 34-year-old caught just 43 balls for 506 yards and one TD.
He's due $6.1 million in 2016, but there's $2.4 million to be saved by saying goodbye to an institution on the field.
#Falcons WR Roddy White getting in some red zone work. pic.twitter.com/v2cIKpwkv1
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) January 1, 2016
Jonathan Babineaux
Jonathan Babineaux is an effective, decent rotational player for the Falcons. He's just not worth his $2.6 million price tag in 2016.
The Falcons can save an additional $2 million against the cap by releasing him.
Devin Hester
Speaking of not worth his price tag, Devin Hester failed to register a catch in 2015. He also had just 269 yards return yards combined. How much will all the productivity be worth in 2016? $3.8 million.
The Falcons will only be forced to pay $800,000 of that by releasing him, making it a no-brainer at this point.
Note: All contract information via Spotrac.
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