Browns sign CB Denzel Ward to massive five-year extension
The Cleveland Browns made Denzel Ward the NFL's highest-paid cornerback on Monday, signing him to a five-year extension worth $100.5 million.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the extension includes $71.25 million guaranteed.
At $20.1 million average annual salary, Ward will make more than Los Angeles Rams corner Jalen Ramsey, who had been the highest-paid cornerback at $20 million per season on his current deal, signed in 2020.
Ward, 24, is under contract for $13.294 million this season after the Browns exercised the fifth-year option on his previous deal. The new extension will keep him in Cleveland through 2027.
Since being drafted fourth overall by the Browns in 2018, Ward has recorded 10 interceptions -- two of which were returned for touchdowns -- and 50 passes defended through 52 games. He has been selected to two Pro Bowls, going in his rookie season and again in 2021.
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