Falcons Extend Kyle Pitts for $54 Million, Lifting Tight End Market
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Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 23
Falcons Extend Kyle Pitts for $54 Million, Lifting Tight End Market
3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 23
Summary
$54 million over three years will keep Kyle Pitts in Atlanta through 2028, with $36 million guaranteed after the deal replaced his 2026 franchise-tag path.
The $18 million annual average makes Pitts the NFL's third-highest-paid tight end, trailing only Trey McBride at $19 million and George Kittle at $19.1 million.
That new benchmark could raise the price for other extension candidates, including Detroit's Sam LaPorta, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract.
LaPorta's leverage comes despite a back-hit 2025 season in which he posted 40 catches, 489 yards and three touchdowns as Detroit slipped to 9-8.