Overview
- Pitts has now signed the tender, with the NFL transaction wire listing a fully guaranteed $15.045 million for 2026 and locking him to Atlanta for one season.
- After a dip tied to a knee injury and shaky quarterback play, he rebounded in 2025 with 88 catches, 928 yards and five touchdowns to lead the team in receiving.
- NFL.com's Kevin Patra predicts an extension that would place Pitts among the top tight end earners but below George Kittle and Trey McBride, framing it as a projection rather than a done deal.
- Patra also notes the timing could track other tight end talks, with Tucker Kraft's next contract seen as a possible reference point for both camps.
- Over five seasons, the 25-year-old has 284 catches for 3,579 yards and 15 touchdowns, and any new deal must fit within Atlanta's roughly $19 million in cap space projected by Over The Cap.