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What signing linebacker Jahlani Tavai to a contract extension means for the Patriots

The New England Patriots and linebacker Jahlani Tavai have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension running through 2024.

The former Detroit Lions second-round draft pick, who is in his second season with the Patriots, has played some solid football for the organization this year. Seeing it locking him up for the foreseeable future at a reported cost of $4.4 million does therefore not come as too big a surprise.

What does the deal mean from a New England point of view, though? Let’s take a closer look at it to find out.