Falcons sign DE Thomas, CB Henderson to multiyear extensions

The Atlanta Falcons are locking in defensive end Cameron Thomas to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth up to $33 million, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport..

The Falcons signed Thomas this past offseason to a one-year, $3.1 million contract and he has surpassed all expectations.

Atlanta also announced Friday that it has signed cornerback C,J. Henderson to a two-year contract extension, a deal that guarantees Henderson $11 million and could top out at $20 million, sources told Rapoport.

Thomas, 26, has two sacks and leads all Atlanta edge rushers with a minimum of 150 pass-rush snaps in quarterback pressure rate (13.5%)…