Breaking Down Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans Swap of TJ Yates and Akeem Dent

June 22, 2014   ·   Scott Carasik   ·   Jump to comments

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Akeem Dent was traded for Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates earlier this week in a swap of backups that both looked likely to be cut after training camp ended. On first glance, the Texans look to have won the trade.
However, both teams made the right move here. This is a move that doesn't just benefit the Texans and Falcons, it also benefits the players themselves by putting them in the right situation for training camp.
 
Why the trade makes sense for Atlanta
The Falcons didn't need to keep a linebacker on the roster who had no chance of starting or developing into a starter. Dent was logjammed behind Paul Worrilow and Joplo Bartu at inside linebacker. It also looked like Prince Shembo had already beat him out for role at minicamp.
When I saw practice on Tuesday, Dent just looked out of place in the scheme compared to Shembo. Add in Yawin Smallwood and Marquis Spruill having more potential, and it made sense to send Dent awa...

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