Freeman was heavily discussed in trade talks between the Falcons and Lions before Tuesday's deadline, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Freeman is in the second season of a five-year, $41.25 million extension, playing for a team that has no realistic chance to make the playoffs. He's on pace for a 70-544-6 receiving line, but he already has fumbled three times (losing two) and is averaging a career-worst 3.4 yards per carry. It isn't entirely clear that Freeman has a future in Atlanta beyond 2019, though the failure to complete a trade might be taken as a hint in that direction. Either way, he should retain his lead role in the backfield when the Falcons come back from their Week 9 bye for a nightmarish Week 10 matchup in New Orleans.

Freeman ran for 39 yards on 13 carries and caught all eight of his targets for 63 receiving yards during Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Seahawks. He also lost a fourth-quarter fumble that led to a Seattle field goal.

EDGE Analysis

Atlanta's patchwork offensive line has proven incapable of opening up running lanes, as Freeman has averaged 3.0 yards per carry or worse in six of his eight outings thus far in 2019. What has salvaged a lucrative fantasy year to this point for Freeman is substantial involvement in the passing game, as the 27-year-old back has amassed an incredible 26 receptions for 211 yards and three touchdowns since Week 4. Now the veteran Freeman will be afforded a week of rest, before the Falcons return to the field Nov. 10 against a Saints defense that stifled Arizona to 40 team rushing yards in Week 8 while allowing just three combined catches and 18 yards to Cardinals running backs.

Freeman isn't expected to face a suspension after he was ejected in the third quarter of the Falcons' Week 7 loss to the Rams for punching Los Angeles' Aaron Donald, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

EDGE Analysis

While meeting with the media Monday, Freeman expressed regrets for his actions and said he wished he had exercised better judgment when he grabbed Donald by the facemask and threw a punch. Freeman's remorse for the incident in addition to the fact that he doesn't have a prior track record of flagrant on-field conduct likely means he won't be subjected to any further punishment from the NFL other than perhaps a small fine.

Freeman ran for 19 yards on seven carries and caught two of three targets for six receiving yards, prior to being ejected for throwing a punch on Aaron Donald during Sunday's 37-10 loss to the Rams.

EDGE Analysis

An early exit led to Freeman being held to single-digit carries for just the second time this year, but irrespective of workload, the former Pro Bowl back continues to be largely inefficient as a rusher. He entered Week 7 with a 3.6 yards-per-carry average on the season, and Sunday, he was held to fewer than 2.8 yards per rush for the fifth time over his past seven appearances. Ito Smith suffered a head and neck injury in the first quarter and likely will be unavailable for the upcoming Week 8 matchup against Seattle, meaning that if Freeman is suspended, Atlanta may be down to Brian Hill and Qadree Ollison as its primary rushers against a Seahawks defense that now has interior lineman Jarran Reed (suspension) back in the lineup.

Freeman was ejected during Sunday's 37-10 loss to the Rams, Jason Butt of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Freeman got in a dust-up with defensive lineman Aaron Donald in the second half, throwing a punch during the scuffle. The officiating staff promptly kicked Freeman out of the game, and it remains to be seen if the NFL will levy a punishment. The Falcons lost Ito Smith to a head and neck injury earlier in the contest, so the backfield could be whittled down to Brian Hill, Kenjon Barner and Qadree Ollison next Sunday against the Seahawks.

Freeman ran for 88 yards on 19 carries, and caught all three of his targets for 30 yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 34-33 loss to Arizona.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old back has been coming on after a slow start to the season, accumulating an average output of 95.8 scrimmage yards over his past four outings, compared to 47.5 yards per game between Weeks 1 and 2. His pass-catching upside has gone through the roof, as Freeman now has 16 catches for 142 yards over Atlanta's past three games. He also has three receiving scores during that span, more than he had over his preceding 33 regular-season outings combined. In Week 7 Freeman will be facing a Rams defense that Sunday proved capable of holding a so-far dominant 49ers' ground attack to 99 team rushing yards.

Freeman ran for 30 yards on 11 carries, and hauled in all five of his targets for 40 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 53-32 loss to the Texans.

EDGE Analysis

Freeman just hasn't been able to find many running lines behind this banged-up Falcons' offensive line, logging 2.7 yards per carry or worse in four of five outings to begin the 2019 season. His involvement as a pass catcher out of the backfield has been bailing out fantasy GMs of late, as the 27-year-old back has logged a combined 13 catches for 102 yards against the Titans and Texans over the past two weeks. Upcoming next is a matchup against a Cardinals defense that allowed 4.9 yards per carry, as well as four combined receptions to Bengals backs Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard in Week 5.

Freeman ran for just 28 yards on 12 carries, but hauled in eight of his nine targets for 72 receiving yards during Sunday's 24-10 loss to Tennessee.

EDGE Analysis

With a stagnant rushing output against the formidable Titans front seven in Week 4, Freeman has now been held to fewer than 2.5 yards per rush in three of Atlanta's four outings this year. His receiving production salvaged a lucrative fantasy outing in Week 4, however, as Freeman logged the fourth-highest receiving output of his six-year NFL career. In Week 5, he will have a challenge getting things going on the ground, going up against a Texans defense that contained Christian McCaffrey to less than 3.5 yards per attempt Sunday but allowed him to rack up 10 catches for 86 yards.

Freeman ran for 88 yards on 16 carries and caught three of four targets for an output of seven receiving yards during Sunday's 27-24 loss to Indianapolis.

EDGE Analysis

Freeman finally produced in Week 3 after head coach Dan Quinn alleviated concerns about his health this week, confirming that the veteran back is fully recovered from last year's knee and groin injuries but "just (hadn't) gotten going yet." After rushing for a mere 2.2 yards per carry through the first two weeks of the season, Freeman picked up 5.5 yards per run Sunday against the Colts -- including a 28-yard scamper, his longest since 2017. In Week 4, Freeman and the Falcons' backfield will face a Tennessee defense that has allowed just one rushing touchdown and zero 100-yard rushers through its first three outings of the season.

Coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday that Freeman is fully healthy but "just hasn't gotten going yet," Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Freeman has recorded 19 carries for just 41 yards (2.2 YPC) without a touchdown across two contests to begin the 2019 season. It's somewhat encouraging that Freeman's struggles on the ground don't appear related to last year's lower-body injury, which limited him to just two contests, but the veteran running back could be facing pressure to increase his production efficiency in order to continue receiving the lion's share of carries in Atlanta. Backup Ito Smith is averaging five carries per game, and his workload could conceivably increase if Freeman is unable to start building some momentum.