This offseason, the Cincinnati Bengals have been the talk of the wide receiver market as they guaranteed over $100 million to their two building blocks on the outside, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. However, the Atlanta Falcons have a chance to plant their stake in the receiver market by potentially picking up 2022 first-round pick Drake London’s fifth-year option before the May 1st deadline, or simply paying him on a new deal.
PFF’s Bradley Locker, in his fifth-year option predictions for the 2022 NFL Draft picks, agrees that paying the former USC receiver is in Atlanta’s best interest.