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Denzel Ward is signing a five-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, according to ESPN and confirmed by CBS Sports NFL Insider Josina Anderson. The deal is worth $100.5 million and includes $71.25 million guaranteed, Ward’s representatives confirmed to ESPN, making the 24-year-old the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
Ward earned his extension after receiving his second career Pro Bowl nod in 2021 after recording three interceptions (including a 99-yard pick-six in Cleveland’s regular season win in Cincinnati) and breaking up 10 passes during the 2021 season. The fourth-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Ward was slated to become a free agent after the 2022 season
Ward’s contract exceeds his projected market value of five years and $93.8 million, according to Spotrac. He joins Jalen Ramsey, Marlon Humphrey, Marshon Lattimore and Xavien Howard as the NFL’s only cornerbacks…
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