Falcons, LB Jones attain $57M deal by way of ’23
The Atlanta Falcons have reached a four-year, $57 million extension with star linebacker Deion Jones by way of the 2023 season, agent Drew Rosenhaus informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
The size of the deal was introduced by the crew. Rosenhaus informed ESPN that the extension consists of $34 million assured for the one-time Professional Bowler.
Jones, a former second-round draft select of LSU who led the Falcons in tackles in the course of the 2016 and ’17 seasons, is taken into account to be the highest protection linebacker within the NFL.
The deal comes on the heels of the Falcons signing defensive deal with Grady Jarrett to a four-year, $68 million deal that included $38 million assured at signing.
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It additionally leaves extensive receiver Julio Jones’ contract because the crew’s most urgent unfinished enterprise previous to the beginning of coaching camp. The six-time Professional Bowler, who has two years and greater than $21 million remaining on his contract, might be on the verge of changing into the primary $20 million-per-year receiver.
Falcons normal supervisor Thomas Dimitroff vowed to deal with Julio Jones’ contract state of affairs after the crew adjusted the receiver’s contract previous to the beginning of final season, netting him an extra $2.9 million for the 2018 season.
Because the numbers stand proper now, Julio Jones is No. 12 on the NFL’s checklist of highest-paid receivers at $14.25 million per yr. From a manufacturing standpoint, he boasts 5 consecutive seasons of at the very least 1,400 receiving yards and 80 receptions. His profession common of 96.7 receiving yards per recreation tops the all-time checklist.
Julio Jones stated he would not maintain out over his contract state of affairs and is because of report back to coaching camp Sunday. There was optimism in regards to the deal getting achieved earlier than Monday’s first follow, however that is not a assure.
The Falcons have continued the development of rewarding their very own draft picks and briefly made quarterback Matt Ryan the league’s highest-paid participant with a five-year, $150 million extension ($100 million assured) in Could 2018.
With Deion Jones signed, the crew now has to begin planning for extensions for 3 different members of the 2016 draft class — robust security Keanu Neal, tight finish Austin Hooper and linebacker De’Vondre Campbell.
The Falcons already picked up the fifth-year choice for Neal, a former first-round decide who’s getting back from ACL surgical procedure.
There’s a likelihood 2015 first-round draft decide Vic Beasley might earn an extension with a dominant season. The Falcons picked up Beasley’s fifth-year choice for $12.81 million, however they’ve made no dedication to the pass-rusher past 2019.