The other day, I asked whether the Falcons were going to extend Grady Jarrett or move him in the aftermath of the Matt Ryan trade. It’s a pressing question because Jarrett’s contract is up after this year, and the future of the team’s longest-tenured and arguably best defender seemed uncertain with the team launching into a new phase in their rebuild.
Happily for those of us who are big Jarrett fans, it appears the team has been working on an extension in relative silence for a while now. Steve Wyche indicated that was the case in late February, and now Albert Breer writes in his latest Monday Morning Quarterback column that the Falcons are still hopeful that a deal will be struck soon.