National Football League

Falcons give president McKay new 5-year deal

Published Dec. 27, 2009 12:00 a.m. ET

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Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay has signed a new five-year contract that runs through June 2015.

FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer was the first to report the signing on the FOX NFL Sunday pregame show.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank officially announced the deal after a 31-3 victory Sunday over Buffalo. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Blank removed McKay's duties as general manager and his control of player personnel after the Falcons' disastrous 2007 season included the imprisonment of quarterback Michael Vick and the abrupt resignation of coach Bobby Petrino.

Thomas Dimitroff took over as GM while McKay began exploring potential sites and financial arrangements for a new Falcons stadium in metro Atlanta.

McKay originally joined the Falcons as team president-GM in December 2003 after leaving Tampa Bay.