In 2015, Tyler Larsen lived with his parents and worked for his father. His job was to replace sprinkler heads, dig trenches and lay sod.
But on Wednesday, Larsen, 27, signed a 2-year, $4.4 million extension with the Carolina Panthers, with $1.4 million guaranteed, according to a league source.
The team officially announced the news later in the afternoon.
He called his parents and wife, Samantha, to tell them first.
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“I’ve been talking to my parents a little bit, and we were talking about when (I lived) in their basement,” laughed Larsen after the Panthers landed in Buffalo ahead of Thursday night’s preseason game.