Bengals extend DT Atkins, DE Dunlap

The Cincinnati Bengals locked up a pair of Pro Bowl defensive linemen on Tuesday, agreeing to extensions with defensive tackle Geno Atkins and defensive end Carlos Dunlap.

Atkins' agent, Pat Dye Jr. of SportsTrust, announced a four-year extension for his client. Per multiple reports, that deal is worth $65.3 million and pays Atkins $37.5 million in the first two years. The annual average of $16.3 million ranks second among all NFL defensive tackles, behind only Philadelphia's Fletcher Cox ($17.1 million).

Dunlap's deal is a three-year, $45 million extension, according to multiple reports. The $15 million annual average ties him with Jacksonville's Calais Campbell for sixth among defensive ends, and fourth among those on multi-year contracts.

Atkins, 30, was set to make $9.25 million in 2018, the final year of a five-year, $53.3 million extension. He tallied 9.0 sacks last season to bring his total to 29.0 since 2015, one shy of Aaron Donald for the most by a defensive tackle in that span.

Entering his ninth season, Atkins has not missed a game or a Pro Bowl since 2011, except for the 2013 campaign, when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament after nine games. He has 61.0 career sacks since the Bengals took him in the fourth round of the 2010 draft.

Dunlap, 29, is also entering his ninth season, having played in all 80 games (starting 79) over the last five years and earning Pro Bowl nods in 2015 and 2016. He had 7.5 sacks last season, though he has reached double digits just once in his career (13.5 in 2015).

Dunlap was set to make $7 million in 2018, the final year of a five-year, $39.4 million extension. He has 64.5 career sacks since Cincinnati took him in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

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