Several NFL stars across the league have been inking lucrative new deals in the final weeks leading up to the 2020 regular season, and on Tuesday, two star running backs reportedly landed huge extensions with their teams.
New Orleans Saints star Alvin Kamara had missed time in recent weeks for reasons that were reported to be contract-related. Kamara was entering the final year of his rookie deal and was set to earn just $2.1 million in base salary, making him one of the most underpaid offensive weapons in football based on his production. According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Kamara and the Saints have agreed to a five-year extension worth $77 million, including $34 million in guaranteed money. Kamara’s new deal is on par with Ezekiel Elliott’s $15 million AAV, and is just behind Christian McCaffrey’s league-leading deal.
Sources: The #Saints & star RB Alvin Kamara have reached an agreement on a huge 5-year contract extension worth $75M in new money. He gets $77.133M overall and a $15M signing bonus. Kamara cashes in. Agent Damarius Bilbo of Klutch Sports did the deal. 💰 💰 💰
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2020
Alvin Kamara gets $34.333M in guarantees on his fat new extension. The #Saints weapon is expected to sign after the walk-through today. New Orleans gets it done. https://t.co/X4kY7BmOQe
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2020
In Minnesota, running back Dalvin Cook signed a five-year extension entering his fourth season in the league. Cook will be paid an average of $12.5 million per season, matching Derrick Henry’s average with the Titans.
Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook agreed to a five-year contract extension that ties him to Minnesota for the next six seasons, per sources.
New money average is $12.5 per year, so five years, $62.5 million. Now it just needs to be signed.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2020
