D'Brickashaw Ferguson and the Jets Agree to Long Term Deal

by John B on Jul 7, 2010 2:15 PM EDT

The Jets and Pro Bowl tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson have come to terms on a contract extension.

Thanks to a six-year, $60 million extension, Ferguson will be making $73.6 million over the next eight years, including $34.8 million in guarantees.

The team and Ferguson have "verbally" agreed to terms on a long-term extension, according to Ferguson's agent, Brad Blank. Ferguson had one year remaining on his contract, as well as a $10 million option year. The Jets added on five years and an option year, keeping him with the Jets through 2017.

Terms of the deal were not made available since it has not been inked yet. More to come.

So much for that whole the Jets don't take care of their own thing.

This is a good move for Gang Green. The offensive line is one of the core spots on the field. Locking up premium young talent is essential.

Mike Tannenbaum can't rest, though. He has three more young homegrown stars to extend.

It's a good thing for weary fans to see the front office taking out the check book and paying a top notch player.

It's also kind of poetic that the team moved first on a guy who didn't complain in public about his contract status.

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If the number’s we’ve heard are true – $60 million with $34.8 million in guarantees – doesn’t that make Ferguson the HIGHEST PAID JET EVER?

by MachlinT on Jul 7, 2010 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

Undoubtedly the biggest overall, but I dunno if per-year it’s the biggest though. The Revis one will surely beat it out in that regard. I’m also guessing the Mangold one will have to be in this ballpark as well but I really don’t know what the market for center contracts are.

by Exystence on Jul 7, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Not as high as left tackles.

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by John B on Jul 7, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Your last sentence summed it up for me John, immediately thought the team did the right think. No comments to the media, no mentions of hold outs and no big deal made through social media. Ferguson is a top class guy in every department, glad that he has been locked up.

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by David_Wyatt on Jul 7, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

+34.8 guaranteed

You are so right. I don’t think that the media is the outlet to voice contract disputes, thats closed door stuff. I hope Revis gets his money, but his methods are flawed. No one has heard a peep out of Brick, you wouldn’t even know he had one year left unless you looked it up. Like it was said one down, three to go.

Since the face been revealed the game got real

by BL3ACH on Jul 8, 2010 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions

D'Brick is like the gentle Giants in my eyes

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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 7, 2010 2:42 PM EDT reply actions

If I am one of those core players, I instruct my agent to get busy before the money runs out.. Brick got this deal because he wasn’t greedy, left a little on the table, the guy was reasonable. I hope that Revis,Mangold ,and Harris are paying attention.

by JetOrange on Jul 7, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions