Former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket and fourth-round draft pick Shaq Mason will be staying in New England for another five seasons. The former Tech standout on Monday signed a five-year extension with the Patriots worth $50 million. NFL reporter Mike Garafalo of the NFL Network first reported the deal via Twitter.
Out of the $50 million that Mason received from the Patriots, nearly half of it will be guaranteed with $23.5 million being reportedly the guaranteed money that Mason will receive. The contract also will make Mason one of the NFL’s highest paid guards as Garaflo pointed out in his tweets.