Todd Herremans Signs 5yr Extension

[PhillyPhreak54]

ESPN.com

Continuing to lock up their young offensive linemen with long-term deals, the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night reached agreement with starting left guard Todd Herremans on a five-year contract extension, ESPN.com has learned.

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The deal is worth $16 million to $17 million and includes a $5 million signing bonus. Herremans will sign the extension Saturday, which is the NFL deadline for teams to sign players to new contracts and be able to allocate remaining 2006 salary cap space to do so.

Philadelphia is typically proactive in reaching early extensions with players they believe are key to their future and Herremans, only a second-year pro, is considered one of the team's young veterans around whom the Eagles will build.

Herremans, 24, is the third young interior offensive lineman the Eagles have signed to extensions in the past seven months. Center Jamaal Jackson, in his first season as a full-time starter, and Pro Bowl right guard Shawn Andrews signed long extensions this summer. Jackson is under contract through 2013 and Andrews through 2016. The team's two starting tackles, William Thomas and Jon Runyan, are both signed through the 2008 season.

The extension with Herremans is also the fourth one team president Joe Banner, arguably the league's premier salary cap expert, has negotiated with a member of the Eagles' 2005 draft class. Defensive tackle Mike Patterson (No. 1), wide receiver Reggie Brown (No. 2a) and defensive end Trent Cole (No. 5a) are the other three players from that draft class to land extensions since the start of the season.

A fourth-round choice, Herremans, who played at Saginaw (Mich.) Valley State, started four games as a rookie in 2005, filling in for the injured Thomas at left tackle. He settled in at the left guard spot during training camp this summer and has started all 15 games heading into Sunday's regular-season finale against the Atlanta Falcons.

Solid signing. He has played very well at LG.

[BigEd76]

I guess we'll never see MJG then....

[Diomedes]

Yeah, can't argue with this move.  Unless Reid resumes play calling, in which case it doesn't matter how good or how many good linemen you have.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I guess we'll never see MJG then....

Still possible. He needs some seasoning. Herremans can still play OT and I think he will be the guy who replaces Runyan in the future.

In two years it could be;

Justice
Jean-Gilles
Jackson
Andrews
Herremans

Or if they (stupidly) decide to move Andrews out to RT when Runyan is done, then MJG could replace Shawn.

[Geowhizzer]

Leave the fat man where he is.

[Diomedes]

Please, please leave Andrews at guard.  PLEASE!  I'm farging begging you, Andy.  The guy is a guard. 

[MDS]

Right now he's too fat to play tackle. If he cuts down on the ho-ho's and snackaroos, then maybe. But he's a pretty good guard, so keep on eatin' tubby.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I agree. He is Larry Allen Jr. He must stay inside where he can kill DTs.

[MDS]

Larry Allen with or without all the weed?

[The BIGSTUD]

I guess we'll never see MJG then....

Defensive tackle

[PhillyPhreak54]

Larry Allen with or without all the weed?

Nate Newton was the weed guy in Dallas. So was Mark Stepnoski. Mark Tuinei was the crack head and died because of it.

[ice grillin you]

maybe so but bam morris moved that weight

[MDS]

Larry Allen with or without all the weed?

Nate Newton was the weed guy in Dallas. So was Mark Stepnoski. Mark Tuinei was the crack head and died because of it.

So you're saying Allen never, ever got arrested? He did choke Jose Cortez, but that little farger had it coming.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I don't think Larry has ever been arrested.

I remember a MNF game in 1994 or 1995 when the Saints were playing the Cowboys. Allen ran down a LB like 60 yards downfield and prevented a TD after an INT. It was amazing to watch him truck after the dude.

[BigEd76]

Back in 1998, a stripper accused him of raping her at knifepoint but there was no evidence and the charges were dropped...