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Redskins Sign Ryan Kerrigan to Long-Term Deal

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Redskins Sign Ryan Kerrigan to Long-Term Deal

Redskins Sign Ryan Kerrigan to Long-Term Deal

The Washington Redskins have been in contract negotiations with Ryan Kerrigan for quite some time now. Those negotiations came to close on the eve of Redskins Training Camp Wednesday as Kerrigan signed a 5-year deal worth $57.5 million, with $24.28 million guaranteed.

The deal will pay Kerrigan $11.5 million a season, which is third highest among NFL linebackers, only trailing Justin Houston and Clay Matthews.

After agreeing to his new deal, Kerrigan is now signed with the Redskins until his 32nd birthday (2020). Below is a statement released by Kerrigan.

“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.”

“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.”

“I think more than anything it’s awesome, the vote of confidence that the Redskins have put in me.  Being drafted a couple of years back, defensive end who is becoming an outside linebacker, you’re never sure how things are going to turn out for you.”

“We want to win, and I know that’s a simple thing to say, but it is.  I know the fans know how it was back in 2012 when we won the division, and that’s got to be first and foremost our goal for this year and for the years to come is to get back to the top of the division and then make sure that the game we’re playing in December, that they’re counting something towards the standings and that we’re a viable contender in the NFC.”

– Ryan Kerrigan

 

 

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