Report: Jaguars make Linder highest-paid center with 5-year, $51.7M deal
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The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Brandon Linder to a five-year, $51.7-million contract extension, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL, according NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
His reported $10.34-million average annual salary would top Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick's earnings by just under $1 million.
Linder, a third-round pick in 2014, has played the last three years for the Jaguars. He's moved between center and guard, and could move back to guard again.
The 25-year-old started 14 games in 2016 for Jacksonville's 23rd-ranked offense, and was Pro Football Focus' fifth-ranked center.
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