Falcons waive starting offensive tackle Tyson Clabo

With the offensive tackle market still a bit unsettled almost a month into free agency, another candidate has hit the market.

The Atlanta Falcons have informed Tyson Clabo he will be released, Clabo's agent Chad Speck wrote on his Twitter account.

Clabo was slated to earn a base salary of $4.5 million this upcoming season. The Falcons have only about $2.4 million in salary-cap space, according to calculations by the NFL Players Association.

Atlanta is trying to get a new deal done for quarterback Matt Ryan and clearing space by cutting Clabo could indicate a deal is close, though general manager Thomas Dimitroff said on NFL Network Thursday morning the goal is to have the contract done by September.

"For Matt right now, he's not worried about it because he knows that something is around the corner, as we do," Thomas Dimitroff said on NFL AM Thursday, according to NFL.com. "I can't put an exact date on it, this is a long-winded way of saying I'm hoping we can agree to something going into the season."

In the meantime, Clabo hits the market as a durable, reliable blocker for teams in need of help at right tackle. The 31-year-old former undrafted free agent hasn't missed a game since 2007 and has been a very good run blocker for Atlanta's running game.

The Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs are among the teams in need of help at right tackle. The Bengals have yet to re-sign Andre Smith, which is indicative he's very unhappy with the offers the team has made to this point.