The move saves the Falcons $3.7 million against the cap. Davison has not lived up to the three-year, $12 million contract he signed back in 2020, but he should draw interest as a rotational lineman. 

Davison is expected to take on a larger role after he was brought back on a three-year, $12 million contract this offseason. He most recently recorded four tackles for loss and a sack as a rotational player just last year.

Per ESPN's Field Yates, the deal includes $4.5 million guaranteed. That is about standard for a rotational run stuffer. Davison recorded four tackles for loss and a sack in 2019, his first year with the Falcons. Atlanta will continue to bolster a defense that ranked 22nd in points allowed.

The former Saint assimilated well to his new squad, obliterating his previous career high in tackles by 24, tying his personal best in stuffs behind the line of scrimmage, and starting 12-plus games for a fourth straight year. Davison registered just two starts between Weeks 1 and 6, but closed out the year with 10 straight starts during his debut campaign with the Falcons. After fielding an average of 35.5 defensive snaps per game for Atlanta in 2019, he now becomes an unrestricted free agent.