Falcons To Extend DL Gervon Dexter

Not long after acquiring Gervon Dexter in a trade with the Bears, the Falcons are making sure he stays in Atlanta long term. The fourth-year defensive lineman agreed on an extension with the Falcons today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. It is a four-year, $78MM deal that includes $46.5MM guaranteed. This continues a Falcons extension spree, one that also included Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Matthew Bergeron. The Matt Ryan-Ian Cunningham duo is now getting to work on its defense. Although questions ensued about the Falcons’ flood of paydays for Terry Fontenot draftees this year, the Dexter deal supplies…