Falcons, Jake Matthews agreement over 5 years, 75 million dollars

When the Falcons moved money to appease Julio Jones earlier this week, the Atlanta brbad made sure not to spoil their cap situation so they could pay younger players who are moving towards contractual years.

Ian Rapoport, a member of the NFL Network Insider, reported that Falcons and left-back tackle Jake Matthews have agreed to a $ 75 million five-year contract extension Friday, according to an informed source of information. 39; agreement. .

The team later confirmed the five-year extension agreement.

Matthews entered the fifth and final year of his rookie start game to earn $ 12,496 million. Now, he will be linked to Atlanta during the 2023 season.

The offense tackle came immediately after being No. 6 overall in 2014. Matthews started 63 of the 64 possible career games in four seasons. Although he struggled out of the gate, the 6-foot-5 left tackle progressed in a steady force protecting the blind side of Matt Ryan. Now the 26-year-old is being paid as one of the best blockers in the NFL.

Matthews' news came less than an hour after we learned that the Tennessee Titans had awarded Taylor Lewan (five places behind Matthews) a five-year, $ 80 million contract. Matthews comes in a smidge below this record deal, but $ 15 million per season always puts the Falcons lineman in the top three paid positions.

One thing is certain: It was a good day to be an offensive lineman. Given the scarcity of position and the increase in payments, things are only going to improve for the upper echelon blockers.

Now that Matthew's agreement is over, GM of the Falcons, Thomas Dimitroff, will focus his attention on defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and safety Ricardo Allen.