What It Means:

The former Los Angeles Rams player met with the New Orleans Saints last week. The Falcons need to upgrade on incumbent Paul Worrilow, who is a restricted free agent. Laurinaitis was overpaid and just plain bad last season, but he's still a big name and could benefit from a change of scenery after seven years in St. Louis.

The 29-year-old has recorded at least 100 tackles every season since debuting in 2009. He's never missed a game in his career. The Rams had one of the league's best defenses with him in the fold in 2015, ranking eighth in Adjusted Defensive Net Expected Points per play.