The Falcons didn’t sit still at the deadline after all.
Just when it looked like Atlanta was done dealing after the Jessie Bates blockbuster trade yesterday morning, Ian Cunningham kept working right up to the buzzer and sent center Ryan Neuzil to the Ravens in a move that caught plenty of people off guard.
Jordan Schultz reported that the Falcons are sending Neuzil to Baltimore in exchange for OG/C Andrew Vorhees and a 2028 sixth-round pick.
For Atlanta, it’s a small return, but it’s still something. Letting Neuzil walk for nothing would have been the other path, especially with the Falcons unlikely to land a compensatory pick because of the amount of 2027 cap space they have. And with new offensive line coach Bill Callahan favoring bigger, more physical linemen, Neuzil never looked like an ideal long-term fit.
That’s where Vorhees comes in. The 27-year-old is listed at 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, a much better match for Callahan’s style than he was for Dwayne Ledford in Baltimore. Vorhees started 17 games for the Ravens in 2025, but after Baltimore drafted Vega Ioane in the first round of the 2026 Draft, he was pushed to the bench.
The move also sends Neuzil back to a familiar face. Atlanta reunited him with former offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford, who is now the OL coach in Baltimore.
Neuzil’s time with the Falcons had its highs and lows. He stepped in after Drew Dalman left in free agency and was excellent last season, when Pro Football Focus ranked him as the NFL’s sixth-highest graded center.
This year, though, he slipped outside the top 16, and the fit never quite held up. He’s also relatively undersized for the position at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds.
There’s also the snap issue to consider. Michael Penix Jr. struggled with taking snaps from Neuzil, and that helped push Atlanta toward a change.
Corey Levin is expected to be the new starting center for now, though Vorhees could also compete for reps there. Levin has just seven career starts at center, but the Falcons decided it was better to make a move and get something back than keep waiting for the situation to sort itself out.
And that’s where Atlanta is right now: willing to move on from anyone who isn’t a core piece. The Falcons are clearly in the business of collecting draft capital wherever they can, and Neuzil became the latest name to go.
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