Jaguars LB Foye Oluokun signs new four-year, $45 million contract
NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Friday that the Jags are signing LB Foye Oluokun to a new four-year, $45 million deal that includes $22.5 million fully guaranteed at signing. The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed linebacker Foye Oluokun to a new four-year, $45 million contract with a total of $22.5 million fully guaranteed at signing. The new deal, which includes an average of $11.25 million per-year average, would likely lower Olukun's $21.75 million cap hit in 2024. The deal puts him at the eighth highest-paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL, with 357 combined tackles and leading the NFL in solo tackles each of the past two seasons. Oluukun had been slated to enter his final year of his contract with only $1 million in guaranteed salary.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Kevin Patra in Sports
The Jacksonville Jaguars locked down stud linebacker Foye Oluokun for the long haul.
NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Friday that the Jags are signing Oluokun to a new four-year, $45 million deal that includes $22.5 million fully guaranteed at signing, per a source informed of the pact.
Oluokun had been slated to enter the final year of his contract with just $1 million in guaranteed salary, per Over The Cap. Presumably, the new deal will lower the linebacker's $21.75 million cap hit in 2024.
The $11.25 million per-year average on the new contract slots Oluokun as the eighth highest-paid off-ball LB.
A tackling machine, Oluokun has continued his road-clearing ways the past two seasons in Jacksonville. With the Jags, he's generated 357 combined tackles and led the NFL in solo tackles each of the past two campaigns.
The 28-year-old is as stout as they come against the run, a stellar pass rusher when called upon, and is good in coverage. He's the complete package in the middle of Jacksonville's defense, and they were wise to lock the playmaker up for the foreseeable future.
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