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05-20-2008, 03:25 PM
IRVING – At times this off-season, cornerback Terence Newman wondered if he was entering his final year as a Dallas Cowboy.
He doesn't have to wonder anymore.
The Cowboys and Newman on Tuesday agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $50.2 million, beating a deadline in which the salary-cap rules will change after NFL owners decided to opt out of the final three years of the collective bargaining agreement.
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He will receive $22.5 million guaranteed over the first three years of the contract.
Newman, the fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft, joins the likes of Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Bradie James, Jay Ratliff and Roy Williams in choosing to remain with the Cowboys with an extension before being able to hit the free-agent market.
Newman was scheduled to earn a $1.4 million base salary and received $13 million bonus money in 2003.
In 77 career games, Newman has 344 tackles, two sacks, 13 tackles for loss and 16 interceptions, including four in 2007 when he was finally selected for the Pro Bowl. Newman, who turns 30 on Sept. 4, tied his career high in interceptions and pass deflections (15) last season despite missing three games because of a foot injury.
The Cowboys had off-and-on talks with Newman's agent, Ben Dogra, since the draft.
The deal puts Newman in the same neighborhood as two of the richest deals signed by cornerbacks last March. Philadelphia lured Asante Samuel away from New England with a six-year, $57 million deal, and Seattle kept Marcus Trufant with a six-year, $50.2 million.
Both of those contracts included $23 million and $20 million guaranteed, respectively.
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He doesn't have to wonder anymore.
The Cowboys and Newman on Tuesday agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $50.2 million, beating a deadline in which the salary-cap rules will change after NFL owners decided to opt out of the final three years of the collective bargaining agreement.
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He will receive $22.5 million guaranteed over the first three years of the contract.
Newman, the fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft, joins the likes of Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Bradie James, Jay Ratliff and Roy Williams in choosing to remain with the Cowboys with an extension before being able to hit the free-agent market.
Newman was scheduled to earn a $1.4 million base salary and received $13 million bonus money in 2003.
In 77 career games, Newman has 344 tackles, two sacks, 13 tackles for loss and 16 interceptions, including four in 2007 when he was finally selected for the Pro Bowl. Newman, who turns 30 on Sept. 4, tied his career high in interceptions and pass deflections (15) last season despite missing three games because of a foot injury.
The Cowboys had off-and-on talks with Newman's agent, Ben Dogra, since the draft.
The deal puts Newman in the same neighborhood as two of the richest deals signed by cornerbacks last March. Philadelphia lured Asante Samuel away from New England with a six-year, $57 million deal, and Seattle kept Marcus Trufant with a six-year, $50.2 million.
Both of those contracts included $23 million and $20 million guaranteed, respectively.
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