The Atlanta Falcons were one of the few teams that were still under the Salary Cap shortly before the official league start on Wednesday. Now the falcons could have eliminated this problem. In any case, however, they extended the contract with their oldest actor.
As reported, among other things, “ESPN” on Sunday, the Falcons and offensive Tackle Jake Matthews have agreed to expand his working paper. This would originally have left until the end of this season, now Matthews will stay in Atlanta for at least a year longer.
The extension brings him a salary of up to $ 45 million for the next two seasons, of which $ 38 million will be guaranteed. There are no more details about the contract, but it is at least assumed that the CAP HIT of almost $ 22 million will be significantly reduced by the extension. The Falcons are in the minus around five million dollars shortly before the start of the Free Agency.
The 33-year-old is already an absolute icon of the Falcons and at the age of eleven the oldest player in the franchise. For years he was one of the best LEFT Tackles of the NFL and is still wearing the position with very decent performance.
NFL: What happens to cousins?
Matthews’ contract extension is the first really exciting news from Atlanta, where it was quite quiet in the offseason, at least with tangible deals. The personnel Kirk Cousins still hovers over all. In addition to its guaranteed content of $ 45 million, the Falcons would also have to pay a roster bonus of $ 10 million in addition to its guaranteed content, should you not get rid of it.
Accordingly, it is assumed that a discharge should still happen. Even if one or the other NFL journalist apparently sees it differently. Albert Breer reported “Sports Illustrated” that Cousins would have received a removal from Team-Owner Arthur Blank when he asked for his dismissal if Atlanta no longer planned with him.