FALCONS OWNER IS CONFIDENT THAT A DEAL FOR FREEMAN WILL COME FAIRLY SOON!
Devonta Freeman’s quested to be an elite paid running back will eventually end. According to Falcons owner Arthur Blank, it’s not a matter of if an extension is reached, but when and may be sooner than we think.
“I feel very confident that we’ll be able to work out something with him for a long-term solution fairly soon, I think. It’s just a matter of time,” Blank told WZGC-FM in Atlanta on Monday. “You can’t do all these big deals all at once. Not even for financial reasons, but they take time. Each one takes a fair amount of work from a research standpoint. There’s a lot of up-and-back. I think the relationship we have with the player is critical.”
Blank was effusive in his praise of the fourth-year running back, who is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and a Super Bowl appearance.
“Freeman is the kind of person you want to have on your team for all the right reasons,” Blank said. “He’s a great player. He’s a great individual. He cares about community. He cares about his teammates. He’s very responsive to coaching. There’s nothing about Devonta that I don’t love. And I know that general manager Thomas Dimitroff is working hard with him and his agent.”
Long story short, negotiations appear to be going well above the surface with both Atlanta and Freeman’s reps. Of course, this could all be tactical, As training camp nears and pressure increases to strike a deal that elevates Freeman’s salary past the $1.8 million he’s owed this season, we’ll see if the Falcons brass can stay true to their word and turn their compliments into cash.
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