Atlanta Falcons: Arthur Blank comments on Grady Jarrett’s future

There has been a lot of talk about the Atlanta Falcons potentially trading star defensive tackle, Grady Jarrett.

Jarrett is entering the final year of his contract and has a cap hit of about $24 million. Falcons owner Arthur Blank commented on the future of the longtime Falcon.

Arthur Blank had good things to say about the Falcons defensive tackle

The Falcons have three options for Grady Jarrett, trade him and save cap space, let him play out his contract, or extend him which would also lower his overall cap hit.

The Atlanta Falcons owner appeared on the Dukes and Bell show and had this to say about Grady Jarrett regarding his future with the team and potentially signing an extension:

"Absolutely, we love Grady. He’s a great leader, great player. Grady makes the whole thing better, So, we’re working hard to try and make that happen."

As we all know, Arthur Blank has a lot of say in what decisions this franchise makes, so he certainly knows what is going on in the front office. This quote would suggest that Atlanta is currently in the process of extending Jarrett.

This is good news, Arthur Blank said it best, Grady Jarrett makes the defense go. He is the leader of that side of the ball and even if he is not having statistical success, he is having a bigger impact on the game than anyone would ever know.

Arthur Blank has given the okay for numerous franchise-altering moves ever since Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith took over, so there is little doubt that he would allow the front office to move Grady if they feel that is the best move for the team. Again, however, it seems if Blank is optimistic about the Falcons keeping Grady around for the long haul.

It is some much needed insight at a time where it feels like no one’s job is safe with this regime. It feels like Grady will continue being a Falcon.