Patriots give Kyle Dugger $58 million contract extension in latest offseason twist
NY Post
There’s considerable change happening with the New England Patriots these days, but there will be at least some carryover to the post-Bill Belichick era.
The team agreed to a four-year contract extension with safety Kyle Dugger with a base value of $58 million, ESPN reported Sunday.
The deal will pay Dugger a guaranteed $32 million and could end up being worth $66 million.
The Patriots had previously placed the transition tag on Dugger, who is heading into his fifth season with the team out of Div. II Lenoir-Rhyne University.
The tag limited Dugger’s options in free agency, since it gave the Patriots the ability to match any deal he agreed to with another team, but Dugger did not sign an offer sheet during the offseason.
He had been set to make $13.8 million under the tag and will now earn an average of $14.5 million.
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