METAIRIE, La -- New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy has agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $63.75 million in new money with $40 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The average of $12.75 million per year would make him one of the highest-paid centers in the league.
Apex Sports Group, the agency that represents McCoy, had announced that he had agreed to a long-term extension but did not disclose details.
The 25-year-old McCoy was entering the final season of the rookie deal he signed as a second-round pick in 2019.