The Atlanta Falcons are giving Pro Bowl right guard Chris Lindstrom a five-year extension, the franchise announced Monday.
The deal is for five years and $105 million, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler, making him the NFL's highest paid guard and will now keep him with the club through the 2028 season.
His average of $21 million per year surpasses Indianapolis guard Quenton Nelson's $20.2 million average annual value for the highest for a guard in NFL history. Only Lindstrom and Nelson have been over $20 million.
Lindstrom, 26, was Atlanta's first round pick in 2019 out of Boston College and part of a history of his family to play in the NFL, including his father, Chris.