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The Falcons are trading Julio simply due to cap space. They're not going to trade for another player they will end up having to pay more money to. If the Titans agreed to pay Julio's $15 million salary, and the Falcons had to pay Rashaan's almost $4 million, that only clears $11 million for them. That's taking them backwards cap wise.
The Falcons don't need all of Julio's cap moved however to be in a comfortable position cap wise. With taking on Evan's salary they would have around ~10 million in cap space which is more than enough to operate especially considering they can then lower Jarrett cap hit since they are now clear of Jones' cap hit in 2022.
Keep in mind the Falcons are still a contending team with a closing window as Matt Ryan is likely winding down. By getting Evens they can upgrade a hole in their new 34 defense with a player the knows Pees defense.