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CLEVELAND (AP) — Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The five-time Pro Brown cornerback will sign a two-year extension worth $62.2 million — including $52.3 million guaranteed, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been publicly announced.
The $31.1 million average surpasses the $31 million average when Trent McDuffie signed a four-year, $124 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams after being traded by Kansas City in March.
The 29-year old Ward had two years remaining on a five-year, $100 million contract he signed in 2022.
Ward — who grew up less than an hour from Cleveland in Macedonia — is Cleveland's longest-tenured player after the franchise traded reigning AP Defensive Player of…
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