Kaleb McGary‘s tenure in Atlanta will proceed past 2025. Team and player have agreed to a two-year, $30MM extension, per an announcement from McGary’s agent. The Falcons have since confirmed the news.
Prior to today’s deal, McGary was on course totally free agency next spring. Now, nevertheless, he’s on the books through the 2027 campaign. Each of his six years within the league have include the Falcons, and the 30-year-old’s latest contract increases the possibilities he’ll finish his profession in Atlanta.
After playing out his rookie pact, McGary appeared at one point to be headed elsewhere on the open market. As an alternative, a three-year, $34.5MM pact was worked out to forestall a departure. With one season remaining on that $11.5MM-per-year accord, the previous first-rounder has managed to extend his average annual value on this recent contract without requiring much in the best way of recent term from the team’s perspective.
During his first three years within the league, McGary – who has began all but one in all his 93 appearances – didn’t land inside the top 50 tackles when it comes to PFF grades. 2022 saw a significant step forward in that respect, together with his 86.6 grade rating fourth on the position. Since then, the Washington alum has continued to deliver strong showings when it comes to run blocking specifically, although his overall evaluations have didn’t duplicate that previous high mark. He’ll nevertheless be expected to stay a consistent and sturdy presence up front on this recent pact, having played at the very least 14 games every season thus far.
The Falcons have one in all the league’s highest-paid guards in the shape of Chris Lindstrom, and he’s under contract for an additional 4 years. The identical can also be true of left tackle Jake Matthews, since he signed a two-year extension of his own back in March. With McGary’s post-2025 future now taken care of as well (and left guard Matthew Bergeron still attached to his rookie deal), Atlanta will look to learn from a big degree of stability along the offensive line prematurely of Michael Penix Jr.‘s first full season because the team’s starting quarterback.
Center Drew Dalman departed in free agency as expected this spring. The Falcons are set to advertise Ryan Neuzil to a starting gig in his place. An analogous in house-ascension could happen down the road at the best tackle spot. For the foreseeable future, though, that position will proceed to belong to McGary.