FLOWERY BRANCH — The Falcons are going into the NFL draft knowing that any penalties that might come from the league’s review of tampering allegations won’t affect this year’s draft.
An NFL spokesman said Tuesday that the matter involving the free-agent signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins will “not conclude this week.”
“With the draft approaching on Thursday, we just had our final pre-draft meeting,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Monday before the Matt Ryan news conference.
The Falcons currently hold the eighth overall pick in the draft, which is set for Thursday through Saturday in Detroit.
“We’ve obviously finished up our meetings,” Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said Tuesday. “We’ve had the medical (meeting). We finished up with the scouts. Sent the scouts home at the end of last week.