Daron Payne, Commanders conform to new four-year contract: stories

Daron Payne, the defensive sort out recent off his first Pro Bowl season with the Washington Commanders, agreed to a four-year deal to re-join the group for the 2023 season and past, in response to a number of stories.

Payne and the Commanders agreed to an extension value $90 million, with $60 million assured, in response to The Associated Press. It is the second-biggest contract for a defensive sort out in NFL historical past, trailing solely Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald’s deal which paid him $95 million and $65 million assured.

Daron Payne, #94 of the Washington Commanders, takes the sector earlier than the sport Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on Sept. 25, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

The Commanders tweeted a really happy-looking emoji as phrase of the deal began to flow into within the NFL world.

Payne had his greatest season with Washington but in 2022. In 17 video games, he had 11.5 sacks and 64 mixed tackles. Both marks have been career-highs. He additionally set a private greatest for QB hits with 20 and passes defended with 5.

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Daron Payne, #94 of the Washington Commanders, stands through the nationwide anthem towards the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

He has performed in each sport because the 2020 season.

Washington chosen Payne within the first spherical of the 2018 draft with the thirteenth choose. The Commanders’ protection was third in yards allowed and seventh in factors allowed in 2022.

Washington Commanders defensive sort out Daron Payne, #94, performs protection through the first half of an NFL soccer sport towards the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

The Commanders now have Payne and Jonathan Allen locked up on multiyear contracts whereas a call on what to do with Chase Young looms subsequent. Washington has to resolve whether or not to choose up his fifth-year choice. Young suffered a torn ACL in 2021 and missed a variety of the 2022 season recovering.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.