Saints sign Ramczyk to 5-year extension worth reported $96M

The New Orleans Saints signed Ryan Ramczyk to a five-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2026 season, the club announced Wednesday.

Ramcyzk's new deal is worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed and will make him the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

His reported payout of $19.2 million per year launches him over Philadelphia Eagles lineman Lane Johnson, who previously owned the top spot with an average of $18 million per season.

Ramczyk has been a consistent fixture on the right side of the Saints' offensive line over four seasons. The 27-year-old has started 63 games over his career and was a first-team All-Pro in 2019.

Selected 32nd overall by the Saints in 2017, Ramczyk was part of an impressive New Orleans draft class that also featured Marshon Lattimore, Alvin Kamara, Marcus Williams, and Trey Hendrickson.

With Kamara and Ramczyk signed and Hendrickson departing in free agency, Lattimore and Williams remain the only prominent members of the Saints' 2017 class in need of long-term deals. Lattimore is entering the final year of his rookie deal while Williams is slated to play on the franchise tag unless he and New Orleans agree to an extension.

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