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Falcons, Devonta Freeman agree to extension

Devonta Freeman

The Atlanta Falcons are making Devonta Freeman a wealthy man.

According to Michael Silver of NFL.com, the Falcons and Freeman have reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension that will pay the running back $41.25 million over the life of the deal — making him the highest paid player at his position.

The Falcons confirmed the deal shortly thereafter.

Thus ends a process that has been going on since late July. The 25-year-old ran for 1,079 yards in 2016, scoring 11 touchdowns for the NFC champions. It was his second consecutive thousand-yard season.

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