FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons are deep into the process of deciding upon their initial 53-man roster for 2025.
They have to be. The NFL's deadline is 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.
In the lead-up to that tentpole moment, signifying the start of the regular season, there have been predictions across all media platforms of which players will make the cut, including from the Falcons' own editorial team. Tori McElhaney , Will McFadden and yours truly each put out one at different points during training camp.
This story is not another guess for the future. Rather, it's a look back to get a general idea of what may come. Specifically, how the offense and defense will be split. Because, what's curious, a lot of the predictions did favor the defense over the offense when it came down to p