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Falcons give Jarrett 3/$51M extension
Posted by VADawg
on 5/3/22 at 10:02 am
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For a team who likely won't be a serious threat to compete until 2024, dropping big money on a defensive tackle who will be declining by then does not seem like a good idea. Jarrett is a very good player but his career timeline does not match the team's rebuild timeline.
I think trading him would have been the smart move.
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The Atlanta Falcons are keeping one of their cornerstone defensive players around for the foreseeable future.
The club agreed to a three-year extension with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett on Tuesday, worth up to $17 million per year in new money and $51 million in totality for the extension if he reaches certain incentives, a source confirmed to ESPN. The extension includes $34.5 million guaranteed.
Jarrett is now signed through the 2025 season at a total value of $67 million, including the money he was slated to earn in 2022.
The news was first reported by WSB-TV in Atlanta.
For a team who likely won't be a serious threat to compete until 2024, dropping big money on a defensive tackle who will be declining by then does not seem like a good idea. Jarrett is a very good player but his career timeline does not match the team's rebuild timeline.
I think trading him would have been the smart move.
re: Falcons give Jarrett 3/$51M extensionPosted by SteelerBravesDawg 
on 5/4/22 at 3:11 pm to retooc
on 5/4/22 at 3:11 pm to retoocquote:
Also, I read he is Jesse Tuggle son.
Yep. Looks just like him.
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