Tradition holds that whenever the Redskins see something they like, they hold it still and throw money at it.That tradition is alive and well as of Wednesday afternoon, as the team agreed to an extension with linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, who had been entering the final year of his current contract.
Kerrigan will be awarded a five-year deal worth around $57.5 million, according to NFL Media. He received a $16 million signing bonus as part of the agreement.
The contract makes Kerrigan the third-highest linebacker in football, behind the Chiefs' Justin Houston and the Packers' Clay Matthews.
"To get to a moment like this where you get a chance to play out the rest of your NFL career with the team that drafted you, the team that you love, the city that you love, it hasn't really hit me yet, but it's an awesome feeling," Kerrigan said in a statment.
"Now, it's my job to go reward the Redskins for the faith they put in me by playing well this year, and for the rest of my career."
Kerrigan has started every game since being drafted by the Redskins in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, culminating in a career-best 13.5 quarterback sacks last season. Though he had a knee scope this offseason, there is no reason to expect that to have any negative impact on his production this season.
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