Lost in this week’s freeagencystorm was the fact that the Falcons saw three players among the top 25 performance bonus earners in the NFL. That’s a testament to how well these guys played (mostly) and how much (definitely) during a season where the Falcons made the second round of the playoffs.
The top earner was Wes Schweitzer, who went from sixth-round rookie in 2016 to full-time starter at right guard in 2017. The Falcons got a long look at him and have decided to replace him with Brandon Fusco, so the money Wes made this year might be the last performance-based bonus he gets for a while.