The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on an extension with starting WR Roddy White, the team announced Saturday. Details of the contract weren't immediately known, but several reports stated that White's six-year extension makes him the third highest-paid receiver in the league.

As noted by recently by Scout.com, Carolina Panthers WR Steve Smith is the highest-paid player at his position on an average per year basis at $10.9 million. The second highest-paid receiver in the league is Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) at $10 million.

It's been widely speculated that White was looking for a deal that eclipsed the three-year extension that Green Bay Packers WR Greg Jennings signed in June. According to a league source, Jennings received $16.25 million guaranteed ($11.25 million signing bonus, $5 million base salary guaranteed for 2009.)

White set a franchise record with 1,382 receiving yards last season (fourth in the NFL) en route to his first Pro Bowl nomination. He became the first Falcons receiver to post back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns since 1998 and '99 and the first receiver in club history to tally back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons.

In 64 career games, White has caught 230 passes for 3,536 yards (15.4 avg.) and 16 touchdowns. In 2008, he led the League in third down receiving yardage (516) and ranked tied for second in the NFL in third down receptions (29). The Falcons were 5-1 last season when White finished a game with at least one touchdown reception.

White was originally selected by the Falcons in the first round of the 2005 draft.

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