March 2018 - Atlanta Falcons Wiretap

Falcons Unsure If Matt Ryan Extension Is Close

Mar 21, 2018 5:01 PM

The Atlanta Falcons are still a long ways from having an extension with Matt Ryan.

“I couldn’t even put a [timetable on it]. I don’t know how close we are,” Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said Wednesday, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I can’t. We talk about it and it seems like things are right around the corner.”

Jimmy Garoppolo is earning $27.5 million per year on his deal with the 49ers while Kirk Cousins is receiving $28 million per year from the Vikings.

Ryan has been expected to sign a deal in the six-year, $180 million range.

“I understand that there is no real rush on it right now,” Dimitroff said. “It’s not like we are worried about free agency. The only rush on it is getting everyone comfortable so that we can continue to focus on the upcoming season.”

 

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Falcons Aren't Expected To Be Players In Free Agency

Mar 13, 2018 9:02 AM

The Atlanta Falcons are prepared to sit out free agency for the most part.

They will be spending a lot of money regardless as they plan for a long-term extension agreement with Matt Ryan.

"Matt Ryan's situation has some role in dictating where we are and how creative we are and how we can re-sign some of our other players in free agency," Thomas Dimitroff said. "Anytime that you're signing a top-tier quarterback, you're going to be faced with complications. That's just the way it is."

D. Orlando Ledbetter/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Falcons Sign Matt Bryant To Three-Year, $10.5M Extension

Mar 6, 2018 7:40 AM

The Atlanta Falcons have signed Matt Bryant to a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension.

The deal includes incentives that could boost the deal to $12 million. The kicker also receives a $2 million signing bonus. He could have become a free agent next week.

Bryant, who will turn 43 in May, told ESPN he has "a few more good years'' left based on his performance over the past two seasons.

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Falcons, Seahawks Discussing Michael Bennett Trade

Mar 5, 2018 8:20 AM

The Atlanta Falcons are one of multiple teams talking to the Seattle Seahawks about a trade for Michael Bennett, according to sources.

Bennett, 32, has three years remaining on his contract with reported base salaries of $1.65 million, $6 million and $7.5 million.

Falcons coach Dan Quinn is the former defensive coordinator and defensive line coach of the Seahawks and has a close relationship with Bennett.

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Falcons Don't Find Matt Ryan Extension 'Complicated'

Mar 1, 2018 10:06 AM

Matt Ryan is entering the final season of a five-year, $103.8 million extension signed in 2013. Ryan's base salary is $19.25 million.

"I'm not concerned," Thomas Dimitroff told reporters when asked about Ryan's contract Wednesday. "Like I've said before, our focus is on Matt and getting him secured here for years to come. He wants to be with us, we want him to be here. As I've said, I don't think it's a complicated situation. I think it's a significant situation. He's a very important part to the organization. There's no time frame on it right now.

"I think you would like to go into the season making sure that things are secured but there's no time frame as far as people saying, 'Well, do you want to get this done before free agency?' Of course you'd like to get it done tomorrow, just because it's a load off your mind."

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