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Falcons and Gervon Dexter agree to four-year, $78 million extension

Adam Schefter, citing Dexter’s agents, reports that $46.5 million is guaranteed. Schefter says Atlanta traded for the defensive tackle on August 30.

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Adam Schefter, citing Dexter’s agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus, reports that Atlanta is signing him to a four-year, $78 million extension with $46.5 million guaranteed, a month after trading for him. Schefter says Dexter ranks eighth in NFL quarterback pressure rate at 20.5% through three games with Atlanta, among players with at least 50 pass-rush snaps.

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Falcons defensive tackle Gervon Dexter is signing a four-year, $78 million extension with $46.5 million guaranteed, Adam Schefter reported Sept. 30, citing Dexter’s agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus.

Schefter reported that Atlanta traded for Dexter on Aug. 30, a month before the extension report. Ian Rapoport wrote that an extension had not specifically been part of the trade.

In a follow-up post, Schefter reported that Dexter ranked eighth in the NFL with a 20.5% quarterback pressure rate through three games with Atlanta. That ranking covered players with at least 50 pass-rush snaps.

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Falcons trade CB Clark Phillips III, 5th-round pick to Chicago Bears for DT Gervon Dexter Sr.

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Falcons trade CB Clark Phillips III, 5th-round pick to Chicago Bears for DT Gervon Dexter Sr.

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Bears-Falcons trade grades: Gervon Dexter Sr. bolsters Atlanta's defensive front, Chicago adds CB depth - CBS Sports

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Falcons trade CB Clark Phillips III, 5th-round pick to Chicago Bears for DT Gervon Dexter Sr.

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Bears-Falcons trade grades: Gervon Dexter Sr. bolsters Atlanta's defensive front, Chicago adds CB depth - CBS Sports

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@AdamSchefterFalcons DT Gervon Dexter is signing a four-year, $78 million extension that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, per his agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Atlanta traded for Dexter on August 30, and now is signing him to an extension one month later.
@Schultz_ReportBREAKING: The #Falcons and DT Gervon Dexter have agreed to a 4-year, $78M contract extension with $46.5M guaranteed, per sources. Atlanta acquired Dexter from Chicago before the season, and he has been elite with a 20.5% pressure rate, ranking among the NFL’s top-10. 💰💰
@RapSheetA contract extension was not specifically part of the trade, but Dexter quickly showed his worth.
@YahooSportsThe Falcons are signing DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year, $78 million extension that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, per @AdamSchefter. Atlanta traded for the former Bears second-round pick on August 30.
@NFLFalcons, DT Gervon Dexter agree to four-year, $78M extension. (via @adamschefter)
@JoshTheAthleticCan confirm the Falcons have signed DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension right at a month after trading for him. Dexter is tied for seventh in the league with quarterback pressures with 14. @AdamSchefter first
@TheAthleticRT @JoshTheAthletic: Can confirm the Falcons have signed DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension right at a month after trading for him.…
@TheAthleticNFLThe Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive tackle Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension worth $78 million that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, according to a team source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. The deal makes Dexter the 21st-highest-paid interior defensive lineman in the league ($19.5 AAV), according to OverTheCap. https://nyti.ms/4yZCHKG
@Green19FootballAtlanta is locking up Gervon Dexter Sr. just one month after trading for him. • The Falcons and Dexter agreed to a four-year, $78 million extension. • Atlanta acquired him from Chicago for CB Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round pick. • Dexter has generated 15 pressures through three games with Atlanta, including a 20.5% pressure rate, per Next Gen Stats. Atlanta didn’t trade for a rental. The Falcons are making Dexter a long-term piece of their defensive front.
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    @AdamSchefterFalcons DT Gervon Dexter is signing a four-year, $78 million extension that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, per his agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Atlanta traded for Dexter on August 30, and now is signing him to an extension one month later.
    @Schultz_ReportBREAKING: The #Falcons and DT Gervon Dexter have agreed to a 4-year, $78M contract extension with $46.5M guaranteed, per sources. Atlanta acquired Dexter from Chicago before the season, and he has been elite with a 20.5% pressure rate, ranking among the NFL’s top-10. 💰💰
    @RapSheetA contract extension was not specifically part of the trade, but Dexter quickly showed his worth.
    @YahooSportsThe Falcons are signing DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year, $78 million extension that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, per @AdamSchefter. Atlanta traded for the former Bears second-round pick on August 30.
    @NFLFalcons, DT Gervon Dexter agree to four-year, $78M extension. (via @adamschefter)
    @JoshTheAthleticCan confirm the Falcons have signed DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension right at a month after trading for him. Dexter is tied for seventh in the league with quarterback pressures with 14. @AdamSchefter first
    @TheAthleticRT @JoshTheAthletic: Can confirm the Falcons have signed DT Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension right at a month after trading for him.…
    @TheAthleticNFLThe Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive tackle Gervon Dexter to a four-year extension worth $78 million that includes $46.5 million guaranteed, according to a team source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. The deal makes Dexter the 21st-highest-paid interior defensive lineman in the league ($19.5 AAV), according to OverTheCap. https://nyti.ms/4yZCHKG
    @Green19FootballAtlanta is locking up Gervon Dexter Sr. just one month after trading for him. • The Falcons and Dexter agreed to a four-year, $78 million extension. • Atlanta acquired him from Chicago for CB Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round pick. • Dexter has generated 15 pressures through three games with Atlanta, including a 20.5% pressure rate, per Next Gen Stats. Atlanta didn’t trade for a rental. The Falcons are making Dexter a long-term piece of their defensive front.
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