Kaleb McGary Retires, Falcons Prioritize Right Tackle

0:00It's April 8th. This is NFL News today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Atlanta Falcons' right tackle, Kayla McGarry, is calling it a career at age 31, retiring after a lower left leg injury, sidelineed him for the entire 2025 season. His agent broke the news on social media this Wednesday, and the team quickly confirmed it. Drafted 31st overall back in 2019, McGarry suited up for 93 games over 6 seasons, starting 92 of them. He built a rep as one of the league's top run blockers early on. Matt Ryan, the guy he protected for years, and now the Falcons president of football operations, put out a statement calling McGarry, an outstanding, teammate with a tremendous run as a Falcon. The whole organization is grateful for his impact. This comes right as the Falcons kicked off voluntary off-season workouts under New Head Coach Kevin Stofansky. McGarry got carted off the field August 20th last season, and hit injured reserve, leaving

1:00a gap at right tackle where he was slated to shield. Left handed quarterback Michael Penning's junior. With Penning still mending a torn ACO, and his 2026 status up in the air, Newcomer Tua Toggle Valoa steps into the QB spotlight for this. Tandem of lefties, Atlanta's got to prioritize right tackle in the draft, and free agency to keep their passers safe moving ahead.