ESPN: Weiner gets long extension (1 Viewer)

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Falcons RT Weiner agrees to five-year extension

By John Clayton

ESPN.com

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The Atlanta Falcons quietly resolved one of their biggest offseason issues during the regular season by reaching a five-year, $22 million contract extension with right tackle Todd Weiner.

Included in the deal is $7.5 million in signing and option bonuses.

Weiner was scheduled to be the team's top unsigned player this offseason. As a right tackle for left-handed quarterback Michael Vick, Weiner's job is to protect Vick's blindside. After less than a month of negotiations, the Falcons reached an agreement that will keep Weiner with the team through the 2011 season.

Weiner, 31, joined the Falcons in 2002 as a free agent from the Seattle Seahawks. He signed a five-year, $17.5 million contract with the Falcons and has been a steady leader along the offensive line since.

During his career, which began as a second-round draft choice of the Seahawks in 1998, Weiner has started 88 of 118 games. He's an athletic right tackle. At 6-foot-4, 297 pounds, he's a little lighter than some of the massive right tackles, but he fits perfectly in the Falcons' scheme.

His signing comes at a positive time for the Falcons. The team is 4-2, and Vick is coming off his best game this season as a passing quarterback.

John Clayton is an NFL senior writer for ESPN.com.

 

[redman]

I can't believe that there are no comments about Vick's blindside being protected.

 

[scratcher]

 

[Jackal King]

This has to be a joke headline.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

This has to be a joke headline.

"Weiner Extension"....

 

[fatness]

Weiner gets long extension

Let me guess --- you had your spamblocker turned off?

 

[Eric Stratton]

I remember when I had my first beer.

 

[Phase of the Game]

I remember when I had my first beer.

 

[flapgreen]

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

I can't believe that there are no comments about Vick's blindside being protected.

I'm not sure Weiner gives him the best backside protection.

 

[Bob_Magaw]

i'm surprised by this move as everybody knows weiner only plays good in spurts...

* six members reading...

Bob_Magaw, scratcher, jetpack, Chreesto, LongDuckDong, Ministry of Pain

 

[Jack Ham & Eggs]

This is one Weiner that doesn't like penetration.

 

[moleculo]

Weiner and his family is a Weiner.