Atlanta Falcons to pick up Bijan Robinson's fifth-year option
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to exercise star running back Bijan Robinson's fifth-year option, keeping him in the Falcons' backfield through the end of the 2027 NFL season. Since being the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, no player has more than his 5,648 yards from scrimmage in the last three years, and only Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley have more than his 3,910 rushing yards in that time. Last season, he led the NFL in all-purpose yards with 2,298 on the year.
Robinson's salary this upcoming season will be just under $7 million, but it will increase in 2027 to around $15 million in his fifth year. Obviously, the goal will be to keep a running back of Bijan Robinson's caliber in Atlanta for as long as they can, and they will be willing to open up the checkbook to him after the 2027 season, when he will already be among the highest paid in the league at that position. Robinson was asked about the possibility of a second contract this week, but declined to discuss it, saying, “I’m going to leave that up to my agents and the guys upstairs and go from there.
" When the new Falcons head coach spoke about Robinson, Kevin Stefanski said, “He’s special. There is no shortage to what he can do for the football team on the field, but also with the person that he is off the field and what he brings to our locker room. ” Out of all the accolades Robinson has piled up, and will continue to do so, what is more important is making it to the playoffs for the first time in his career.
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