Desmond Trufant's fifth-year contract option has been exercised by the Falcons, NFL.com reports.

Trufant's fifth-year contract option has been exercised by the Falcons, NFL.com reports.

Analysis:

Trufant has emerged as one of the league's best up-and-coming cornerbacks since being drafted in the first-round in 2013, so it's hardly surprising that Atlanta wants to keep him around as long as possible. Yet to miss a game across his three-year career, Trufant is fresh off a personal-best 70 tackles (55 solo) last season, when he also nabbed a pair of interceptions as a key member of coach Dan Quinn's defensive scheme.