"Tony Gonzalez isn't playing like he's winding down his Hall of Fame career.

So, he'll be in a Falcons uniform for at least one more season.

The Falcons signed the 15-year veteran to a one-year, $6.9 million contract extension Sunday, hours before the regular-season finale against the Buccaneers. The tight end, named to his 12th Pro Bowl last week, was due to be a free agent. Gonzalez made $5.75 million this season, the final of a five-year deal he signed with the Chiefs before being traded to the Falcons in 2009.

Gonzalez said he started to think about playing another year toward the end of the season. It took several family meetings to make his decision.

"I'm not going to come back just to come back," Gonzalez said. "At this point, it's not about the money. It's about winning some games, being on a good team and growing with it."

Gonzalez, who will turn 36 in February, is second on the NFL's all-time receptions list with 1,149. He trails only Jerry Rice, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 after a 1,549-reception career. He is 11th in league history with 13,338 receiving yards after Sunday, one of only 13 players to eclipse the 13,000-yard mark."