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Bailey agreed Wednesday with the Falcons on a one-year, $4.5 million extension that keeps him under contract through 2021, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The new contract reduces Bailey's cap hit for 2020, converting some of his base salary into a signing bonus. The 31-year-old lineman was solid but unspectacular in 2019, his first season with the Falcons, tallying 26 tackles and one sack while starting five of 15 games. Bailey had a career-high six sacks in 2018, the final season of his eight-year tenure in Kansas City.
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Bailey collected 26 tackles, four tackles for loss and one sack across 15 appearances (including five starts) for the Falcons this season. Watching his former team of eight years go to the Super Bowl without him is painful enough in its own right, but Allen also endured one of his least productive seasons from an individual perspective during 2019. The 30-year-old defensive end collected a career-high six sacks and 10 QB hits while starting 13 games for Kansas City last season, but this year he managed a measly two QB hits and collected his fewest number of tackles since 2012 (minimum six games played). He is under contract with Atlanta for one more season at a cap hit of $5.9 million, making him the 12th-highest compensated player on the Falcons and 28th-highest paid player at his position.
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Bailey (personal) returned to practice Wednesday and will play in Sunday's game against the Jaguars, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bailey missed Week 15's win over the 49ers, but he's all systems go moving forward. The veteran defensive end isn't a starter but still averages 37.5 defensive snaps per game, and he could be in line for additional work since Takkarist McKinley (shoulder) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
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Bailey (personal) has been ruled out for Atlanta's Week 15 matchup against San Francisco, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. The specifics behind Bailey's absence have not been revealed, but the 30-year-old defensive end is expected to sit out his first regular-season game since 2017 when the Falcons face the 49ers on Sunday. Thus far in his debut campaign for Atlanta, Bailey has logged 24 tackles, four tackles for loss and one sack across 13 appearances (including five starts). He will be missed as the Falcons' defense takes on a 49ers front that has allowed the seventh-fewest QB hits in the NFL this season.
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Bailey visited with the Seahawks on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Bailey has already visited with the Patriots and the Panthers, so he's clearly a hot commodity. The 30-year-old spent the last eight seasons with Kansas City, and he posted 38 tackles and six sacks in 2018. If Bailey were to sign with the Seahawks, it would give Seattle more flexibility if it opted to trade Frank Clark.
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