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Falcons' Jake Matthews: Falcons pick up fifth-year option

Matthews had his fifth-year option exercised by the Falcons on Tuesday, Vaughn McClure of ESPN reports.

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Matthews was a first-round pick in 2014, and the activated option will keep him in Atlanta through the 2018 season. The tackle was an intricate part of a Falcons offense that averaged 415.8 total yards per game in 2016, good for second best in the NFL. However, Atlanta did surrender 2.4 quarterback sacks per game last season, which ranked in the NFL's bottom 10, so Matthews and the rest of the offensive line will look to shore up their pass protection this coming season.

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