Overview
- The Falcons signed edge Keshawn Banks and defensive tackle Devonnsha Maxwell to their 90‑man offseason roster on June 17, which temporarily raises the roster count to 92 until the team makes corresponding moves.
- Keshawn Banks earned the deal after leading the UFL with 11 tackles‑for‑loss and recording five sacks for the Orlando Storm, and his addition is seen as timelier because of reports that James Pearce Jr. could face a suspension.
- Devonnsha Maxwell returns from the UFL’s DC Defenders after a productive season and will try to replace depth lost when veteran David Onyemata left in free agency.
- Both players start well behind established veterans on Atlanta’s depth charts, with Banks joining an edge group that includes Jalon Walker, Azeez Ojulari and Samson Ebukam and Maxwell competing behind Maason Smith, Brandon Dorlus and others.
- The signings underscore the UFL’s growing role as a pipeline to the NFL by giving teams low‑risk ways to add game‑ready players and by creating more competition for final roster spots during training camp.