{"id":3921,"date":"2026-06-23T23:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2026-06-23T23:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:05:02","slug":"falcons-agree-to-54-million-3-year-deal-that-makes-kyle-pitts-sr-1-of-nfls-top-paid-tight-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3921","title":{"rendered":"Falcons agree to $54 million, 3-year deal that makes Kyle Pitts Sr. 1 of NFL\u2019s top paid tight ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., securing another foundation player on the team\u2019s offense through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3919\">England and Ghana play to 0-0 draw at World Cup despite flurry-filled final minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deal was announced on Tuesday by Pitts\u2019 agency, Athletes First, in a social media post. The agency said it is the largest three-year deal for a tight end in NFL history. <\/p>\n<p>The agreement with Pitts comes three weeks after the team signed wide receiver Drake London to a four-year, $141 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>Pitts, 25, was the No. 8 overall pick by the Falcons in the 2021 NFL draft. He set a career high with 88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns last season. He ranked second among tight ends in receptions and receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p>Pitts\u2019 contract, which includes $36 million in guaranteed salary, was first reported by ESPN. The Falcons have not announced the deal, but still celebrated by posting a video of Pitts on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3917\">Storms in Henderson leave behind extensive damage; massive trees fell onto neighbors\u2019 homes and yards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pitts\u2019 big season included a three-touchdown game in Atlanta\u2019s 29-28 win at Tampa Bay on Dec. 11. That win came with Kirk Cousins at quarterback. The Falcons will enter training camp with Tua Tagovailoa expected to compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting job at quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski says Penix, recovering from knee surgery, is on schedule in his recovery. Penix had not been cleared for team drills in the recent minicamp but was impressive in seven-on-seven drills. <\/p>\n<p>The Falcons signed Tagovailoa, the former Miami Dolphins starter, to a one-year deal in March after releasing Cousins with a post-June 1 designation.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons used a franchise tag of $15.045 million on Pitts, but now the tight end will play under the new deal in the 2026 season. The $18 million average of Pitts\u2019 contract places him third on the list of the NFL\u2019s highest paid tight ends, behind San Francisco\u2019s George Kittle ($19.1 million) and Arizona\u2019s Trey McBride ($19 million).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3915\">Meet Caramelo, the Mexico superfan attending his 11th World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NFL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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