As they announced the cuts that shaved the roster to 52 players, the Atlanta Falcons addressed the addition of one veteran in left guard Andy Levitre.

The Falcons traded a sixth-round draft pick in 2016 and a future conditional pick to the Tennessee Titans for Levitre, who was on the way out in Nashville. Levitre has started every game the last six seasons with Titans and his initial team, the Buffalo Bills. He should walk right into a starting role with the Falcons, who haven't been content with either James Stone or Mike Person at the position.

Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff addressed the Levitre trade in a statement released by the team.

"Both Coach [Dan] Quinn and I have been very open about always looking for ways to improve our roster, and we felt this move did exactly that," Dimitroff said. "Andy is a proven player in this league, and we feel like he will be a good fit for our offensive line."

There are still some unanswered questions, including whether the Falcons and Levitre agreed to a restructured contract before the trade was finalized. Levitre, 29, has four years remaining on his deal with base salaries of $6.5 million the next three seasons and $5.8 million in 2018.

Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt was asked if Tennessee swallowed any of Levitre's contract in the trade.

"You'd have to ask the cap guys for that," Whisenhunt said. "I'm just worried about trying to get the best players."

Whisenhunt also offered his parting thoughts on Levitre.

"I really appreciate the time that Andy has put in here," Whisenhunt said. "He's a good football player, but he's also very good in the community, and that's something that I think is really important. I'm happy for Andy because he gets an opportunity to go down and play and potentially start in Atlanta. And it was something that was certainly good for us, so we're ready to move on."

The Falcons still have some concerns along the offensive line with left tackle Jake Matthews battling a back strain and center Joe Hawley still experiencing soreness from major right knee surgery (ACL/MCL). The final open roster spot could be used to secure another lineman, perhaps veteran tackle Jake Long. Quinn recently said Long is still being considered following his workout with the Falcons, but Long could have durability issues related to his knees.