Falcons add tight end Nick Muse, waive/injure Brockington and Verdon

The Atlanta Falcons have signed tight end Nick Muse and, in corresponding moves, waived/injured wide receiver Le’Meke Brockington and linebacker Malik Verdon, according to the team’s official transaction update released Monday. The changes reflect how NFL rosters are constantly adjusted during the offseason and early training-camp stretch, as Atlanta looks for the right mix of position depth, special-teams versatility, and injury insurance.

Muse’s arrival adds another developmental option in the Falcons’ tight end rotation. Tight ends often serve as an important connector between the passing game and run concepts, and in August they also compete for practice reps and snaps that can later translate to game-day roles. While the Falcons’ move does not specify Muse’s immediate role, signing him is a clear indicator that the team sees enough potential to bring him into the current competition set.

The Falcons’ second part of the announcement involved wide receiver Le’Meke Brockington and linebacker Malik Verdon, both of whom were waived/injured. “Waived/injured” is a roster designation used in NFL transactions when a club wants to move a player out of its immediate active group while also dealing with an injury situation. It indicates that Atlanta no longer has those players occupying spots as healthy, available options under the team’s current roster structure.

For Brockington, the move affects the Falcons’ receiving depth and the competition for roles that can include practice-squad reps and special-teams work. Wide receiver spots can be among the most competitive positions in training camp because teams often carry multiple players who contribute on coverage, returns, or situational packages. A waved/injured designation is therefore a meaningful administrative step, even when the broader evaluation of a player is ongoing behind the scenes.

For Verdon, being waived/injured changes the picture within the Falcons’ linebacker group. Linebackers in particular are evaluated on assignment clarity, physicality, and how quickly they process a defense under live contact. Like the receiver position, the linebacker corps is frequently where teams search for players who can both learn quickly and provide depth if attrition hits later in camp. Atlanta’s transaction suggests the team will reassess Verdon’s status as part of the next phase of roster management.

These moves are also best read as part of the Falcons’ larger training-camp process rather than as standalone statements about long-term plans. NFL teams rarely finalize their full two-deep and practice-squad compositions in early August. Instead, they cycle through players to create the right competitive environment, address availability, and manage roster rules as injuries and form fluctuate.

What to watch next is how Muse performs in practice and whether his skill set matches Atlanta’s priorities for the tight end group, including blocking assignments and route execution under pressure. Also, the waved/injured designations leave open questions about Brockington’s and Verdon’s future availability and whether they remain connected to the organization through later roster moves. As training camp continues, the Falcons’ next transactions will likely show whether the team is building toward a stable depth chart or continuing a more aggressive shuffle approach.

For now, the headline is straightforward: Atlanta has added Nick Muse while removing Brockington and Verdon from the active competition set using waved/injured designations. In the short term, that reshapes the internal contest across receiving and linebacker depth. In the longer term, it sets the conditions for who can earn a clearer path to roster spots once the Falcons move closer to the regular-season roster decisions.