Atlanta Falcons will hand out a few extensions this week
The Atlanta Falcons are just getting started this week regarding handing out much needed contract extensions for players that will be cornerstones for the foreseeable future.
Now that Grady Jarrett and the Atlanta Falcons have come to an agreement in the 11th hour, expect the Falcons to announce two more contract extensions in the coming days. Both Deion Jones and Julio Jones will have new deals done at some point very soon, if not by the time the team reports to camp on Thursday.
Fans have been waiting for the Julio contract announcement for some time now. Both Julio as well as Falcons owner Arthur Blank have both stated publicly they expect to have this wrapped up and Julio has said that he would not hold out as a measure of good faith.
The other contract that will get done soon, will be linebacker Deion Jones. Everyone across the NFL knows how good Deion is and the Falcons are not about to allow his second contract become an issue nor are they going to allow him to test the free agent market.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Deion’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, is expected to fly in and meet with the Falcons on Wednesday and the two sides have been in contact since March regarding an extension for the NFL’s best cover linebacker. Agent’s do not typically fly in unless it is to close a deal that is close to being done.
Now that the Falcons have reached agreement on a $68 million deal with Grady Jarrett, Atlanta is turning its attention to LB Deion Jones. Falcons and Jones’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, scheduled for face-to-face negotiations in Atlanta on Wednesday, per source. Another deal in works.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 15, 2019
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The Falcons wanted to have a limited number of distractions as they enter camp this year, as there are jobs riding on the success of the Falcons in 2019. With the Grady Jarrett contract extension complete, getting both Julio and Deion taken care will limited the number of distractions that could possibly come up during the 2019 NFL pre-season.