Dwight Freeney is in Cincinnati on Wednesday to meet with the Bengals, but it doesn’t look like that will be the end of his search for a home for the 2016 season.
Jim Trotter of ESPN reports that Freeney told him that he expects to visit with the Falcons next week.
The Falcons came into the offseason with a need to boost the pass rush provided by their front seven. They signed linebacker Courtney Upshaw and defensive end Derrick Shelby, drafted a couple of linebackers and are moving Vic Beasley from defensive end to linebacker.
Freeney had eight sacks in 11 games after signing with the Cardinals during the 2015 season. That led Arizona and it would have led Atlanta by a comfortable margin -- Beasley topped the team with four sacks -- which makes Freeney the kind of established pass rushing threat that the Falcons still don’t have on hand for the coming season.