The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a contract extension with DE Tanoh Kpassagnon on Saturday, according to his agent. 

According to Aaron Wilson, Kpassagnon receives a two-year contract worth a max value of around $6 million. 

Kpassagnon, 28, is a former second-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2017. He played out the final year of his four-year, $4,321,218 contract that included a signing bonus of $1,282,704.

Kpassagnon was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NFL career when he agreed to a two-year contract with the Saints in 2021. 

In 2022, Kpassagnon appeared in 15 games and recorded 28 tackles, two sacks, and three tackles for loss.

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