Two-time Pro Bowler Bijan Robinson and the Atlanta Falcons reached agreement on a three-year extension worth up to $75 million that now will make him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Robinson will receive $51 million guaranteed. The deal, negotiated by Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports, will end the running back’s week-long hold-in at training camp.
With the new deal Robinson will now make $22.25 million per year, surpassing the Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million) as the highest-paid running back year-over-year in the league. That could change soon, though, with Detroit Lions star Jahmyr Gibbs also holding-in while he waits for a contract extension.