Overview

• The Falcons hosted Whitehead Wednesday to assess the free agent’s readiness and fit in their safety rotation.
• He received full medical clearance in July after fracturing a vertebra during a January car accident that placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list.
• A 2018 fourth-round pick, Whitehead has 101 career starts, including every game of Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl LV championship campaign, and has recorded 11 interceptions.
• Operating with just $4.8 million in available cap space, Atlanta is targeting low-cost veterans to reinforce its defensive backfield.
• Whitehead’s familiarity with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s scheme from their time together with the Jets could speed his integration alongside star safety Jessie Bates III.