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It’s been a busy week for Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff.

He signed a contract extension that runs through the 2022 season Customized Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys , struck a deal that got wide receiver Julio Jones to report to camp and now he’s closing in on an extension with left tackle Jake Matthews. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Falcons are finalizing a deal with the 2014 first-round pick.

Rapoport reports that it is a five-year deal with a total value of $75 million. No other information regarding guaranteed money has been reported. The news comes shortly after the Titans signed Taylor Lewan, another 2014 first-round pick, to a five-year deal worth a reported $80 million.

Matthews has started every game he’s played for the Falcons since being drafted and has missed just one of the team’s games over that span.

The Falcons have also reportedly been working toward extensions for defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and safety Ricardo Allen Lions Game Jerseys , so Dimitroff probably won’t be taking much of a breather after getting things done with Matthews.

UPDATE 10:18 a.m. ET: The Falcons announced the deal is done.

The Eagles open the regular season in 11 days. And there’s still a very real chance that quarterback Carson Wentz won’t be ready to play.

Coach Doug Pederson said Sunday that Wentz still hasn’t been cleared for contact, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Wentz rejoined 11-on-11 drills a week ago, but quarterbacks are insulated from contact (in theory) during practice. But as Wentz continues to recover from a torn ACL suffered last December Trey Hopkins Jersey , the Eagles (more specifically, their doctors) have not yet reached the point where they’re comfortable letting Wentz face live contact.

Eagles fans may be getting more and more nervous about the prospect of starting the season without Wentz, given the extent to which Nick Foles has struggled during the preseason. And perhaps that external doubt will be the kick Foles needs to rediscovery the magic from January that carried the team to a Super Bowl win.

However it plays out Womens Luke Kuechly Jersey , don’t expect the Eagles to advertise any earlier than necessary who will play when the Falcons return to town on September 6. While it’s always better to have no questions about whether the starting quarterback will play, the Eagles should be happy that they have an organic, legitimate way to keep the Falcons in the dark about who they’ll be facing.

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