Falcons sign RB Bijan Robinson to historic three-year, $75 million extension

[p]The All-Pro back is receiving a record $51 million in guaranteed money and $22.25 million in yearly base salary, beating out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-eagles/dGgVhRLK/"]Philadelphia Eagles[/a] running back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barkley-saquon/MLKKxtZd/"]Saquon Barkley[/a] ($20.5 million). [/p][p]His deal also includes a $27 million signing bonus. [/p][embed guid="ebfddc01-90ce-4cb6-9462-74bb7048b484" url="https://x.com/tori_mcelhaney/status/2084612812345655642?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-bijan/MDyvHwLH/"]Robinson[/a]'s extension is the fourth to come from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-falcons/hClIiQIR/"]Falcons[/a] this offseason. The team also signed wide receiver [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/london-drake/bPl7xNo5/"]Drake London[/a] (four years, $141.05 million), tight end Kyle Pitts (three years, $54 million), and guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bergeron-matthew/dr4ut20c/"]Matthew Bergeron[/a] (four years, $96 million). [/p][p]The former No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 draft led the NFL in scrimmage yards last season (2,298) after putting up the fourth most rushing yards (1,478) and second-most receiving yards (820) among running backs.[/p][embed guid="d53056e8-6ad9-45dc-8680-46f1890dbc83" url="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2084612962627522849?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"There's no shortage in what he can do for the football team on the field,"[/b] said head coach Kevin Stefanski. [b]"But, also, the person that he is off the field and what he brings to our locker room and to the question earlier about culture and being a player-driven culture, he's a driver of that just because of how he attacks each day."[/b][/p][p]Robinson is now coming off back-to-back seasons with at least 1,400 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns. He set a career-best in 2024 with 14 rushing touchdowns (compared to seven in 2025). Now, the Falcons have locked up their All-Pro running back, resetting the RB market as the league awaits what the Detroit Lions will give their superstar running back, Jahmyr Gibbs.[/p][embed guid="d404ab11-9e19-4c01-9b90-2a92d2a9cd69" url="https://x.com/E_Woodyard/status/2084613095951933648?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][infobox id="20b251ad-200b-415c-a27c-559697b10377" /]