It feels like only ten days ago the Boston Herald was guessing Nate Solder could get deals up to $12 million per year, a pretty reasonable number for one of the league’s better but unspectacular tackles. Considering the Falcons also have one of the league’s better but unspectacular tackles, we have been watching Solder’s market.
That’s $15.5 million per year for a tackle about to turn 30 and what seems to be unending back issues he has played through. In the same way the deals for Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins have likely pushed Matt Ryan’s next deal to the $30 million per year range, this deal bumps up the price to keep Atlanta’s left tackle.