Falcons extend Kyle Pitts with three-year, $54 million contract

The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract extension with tight end Kyle Pitts. The deal, which runs through the 2028 NFL season, includes $36 million guaranteed, making Pitts the third-highest paid tight end in the league. After being selected fourth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, Pitts recorded a career-high 88 catches last season and led the Falcons with 928 receiving yards. His new contract brings the total career earnings for 12 players from the 2021 draft class to over $1.3 billion. Pitts aims to build on his career totals of 284 catches for 3,579 yards and 15 touchdowns in the upcoming season.

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