The Falcons have extended another key piece of their future, ending a hold-in in the process.
Atlanta and running back Bijan Robinson agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension worth up to $75 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday, per sources.
The base value of Robinson’s deal is $66.75 million, Rapoport reported, giving him a position-best $22.25 million APY, which bests Saquon Barkley’s $20.6 million.
Robinson will receive $51 million guaranteed ($37 million at signing), per Rapoport and Schefter, the most money guaranteed to a RB on a non-rookie deal in NFL history. Arizona’s Jeremiyah Love signed a fully guaranteed $53 million rookie contract after the Cardinals took him with the No. 3 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Falcons star’s deal, sitting at $22.25 million per year, presumably sets the mark for RB Jahmyr Gibbs, his draft-class mate from 2023, to aim for in negotiations with the Detroit Lions.
Robinson had been holding in as the sides put finishing touches on a new contract, but he can now return to his full on-field preparations for the upcoming season.
“Very excited for him, excited for us,” coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday, describing the RB’s hold-in as “very amicable.” “[We] just knew throughout this whole process that it would be a process and felt good about where we were. I think everybody understands how we feel about Bijan the person, Bijan the player.”
Stefanski added that Robinson is “beyond eager” to return to the field and that the Falcons will “slowly get him back” into practice over the next week.
Robinson is the fourth recipient of a megadeal from Atlanta in the past couple months. Wide receiver Drake London inked a four-year, $141 million deal on June 2. Three weeks later, tight end Kyle Pitts signed a three-year, $54 million extension. Over the weekend, guard Matthew Bergeron earned a four-year, $96 million extension.
Coming to terms with Robinson proved a bit more stressful, but four of the club’s brightest offensive stars are now committed to a long-term future in the ATL as president of football Matt Ryan and the rest of the new Falcons brass power through their checklist to turn around the franchise.
