NFL Roundup: Flacco now highest paid QB in NFL, Jenkins eyes new teams
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco's new contract will make him the highest-paid signal caller in the league.
CBS Sports reported Saturday that Flacco will be paid an average of $20.1 million per year in his new six-year deal. He will reportedly make slightly more than the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees.
Flacco will make $62 million in the first three years of his contract, $1 million more than Brees.
The deal saves the Ravens in the short term as Flacco would have counted at least $15 million against the salary cap this year if the team slapped a franchise tag on him. Instead, the two sides worked out a contract and he will only account for $7 million against the cap this year.
Flacco's contract was agreed to on Friday and will reportedly be finalized on Monday, according to several media reports.
Flacco threw three touchdowns to lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers last month and earned MVP honors. The 28-year-old threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions in the playoffs.
For the season, Flacco threw for 3,817 yards with 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
In other NFL news:
---Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins is scheduled to visit the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, according to ESPN. Jenkins, 32, was released by the Eagles last Monday. Jenkins already met with the New York Giants and reportedly has interest in returning to the Green Bay Packers, where he spent seven seasons earlier in his career. Jenkins started every game for Philadelphia in the last two years. He had four sacks last year.