The Atlanta Falcons do not know if their quarterback of the longer term is on the roster, however they do know their No. 1 vast receiver can be for fairly a while.
The Falcons and WR Drake London agreed to a four-year, $141M contract extension with $100M assured on Tuesday. Per Spotrac, he is now the third-highest-paid WR within the NFL behind Cincinnati Bengals standout Ja’Marr Chase ($40.25M per 12 months) and Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba ($42.15M per 12 months).
That could be thought of a slight overpay for London, who by no means reached a Professional Bowl in his first 4 seasons with the Falcons. Solidifying his long-term future, nevertheless, is sensible for Atlanta. Enjoying with the gifted pass-catcher ought to profit Falcons QBs Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. It may additionally help their subsequent QB.
Signing Drake London to extension is sensible long-term funding for Falcons
For the reason that Falcons chosen former USC Trojans star London with decide No. 8 within the 2022 NFL Draft, he has performed with six QBs, together with Desmond Ridder, an over-the-hill Kirk Cousins and Penix.
