Bruce Irvin came home to play for the Falcons in the middle of the 2018 season. He finished the year strong, posting 3.5 sacks in his final four games. Irvin is now a free agent again and he’s still available even after the initial frenzy of free agency. Part of the reason may be that it’s such a strong class at edge.
Even though Irvin is now 31 years old and has played in over 100 games, he’s worth bringing back for another round. This stat from Sheil Kapadia at the Athletic proves Irvin can still be a valuable pass-rushing threat for Atlanta, or any team. Apparently, Irvin ranked among the league’s top 10 players in sack/hit percentage when rushing the passer.
“He produced a sack or QB hit on 8.3 percent of his pass-rush opportunities. That was the ninth-best mark among the 174 players who had at least 200 pass-rush snaps last season.”
Impressive stuff from Irvin.
The Falcons should seriously consider bringing him back to help round out the edges as well as Adrian Clayborn, who was released by the Patriots.
