The Falcons announced that defensive tackle Eddie Goldman informed the team he is retiring from the National Football league. It was a shocking decision that came just 13 days after Atlanta signed him in free agency.
Goldman spent the first seven years of his career with the Bears after the team drafted him in the second round of the 2015 draft out of Florida State.
He opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He tallied 22 total tackles and 0.5 sacks in 2021 before the Bears released him in March. The Falcons would sign him on July 6 but evidently it looks like Goldman is ready to call it a career at 28 years old.
The Falcons finished last season with a 7–10 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth season in a row.
