All-Pro linebacker Demario Davis signed a three-year contract extension with the New Orleans Saints that might be the textbook definition of a team-friendly deal. Davis is averaging just $9 million per year on his new deal, well beneath the top tier of linebacker contracts around the league, but it’s still a step up from the $8 million he was earning on his initial arrangement with the Saints. But he wanted to stay in New Orleans long-term, and it resulted in a deal that made everyone happy.
The Saints were able to lower Davis’s 2020 salary cap hit from $9.