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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Running back Rhamondre Stevenson said earlier this month that he believed a contract extension with the New England Patriots was “pretty close” and, as he has often done on the field, he has pushed the deal for above the goal. line.
Stevenson has reached agreement with the team on a four-year extension worth $36 million, which includes $17 million fully guaranteed, a source told KeynoteUSA’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.
The extension continues an offseason theme for the Patriots under first-year executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and first-year head coach Jerod Mayo. Wolf said the Patriots want to be known as a “Draft and development” team.
The Patriots continue their trend of re-signing and retaining their own talent this offseason.
🏈RB Rhamondre Stevenson (4 years, $36 million)
🏈S Kyle Dugger (4 years, $58 million)
🏈OT Mike Onwenu (3 years, $57 million)
🏈TE Hunter Henry (3 years, $27 million)
🏈WR Kendrick Bourne (3 years, $19.5 million)… pic.twitter.com/e3M14pdsRf
—Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 20, 2024
Stevenson joined the Patriots as a fourth-round pick in 2021 out of Oklahoma. In 41 NFL Games, he totaled 2,265 rushing yards on 499 carries with 14 touchdowns. He has also been productive as a pass catcher, with 121 receptions for 782 yards and a touchdown.
He was entering the final year of the four-year contract he signed as a rookie, which included a base salary of $3.116 million for the 2024 season.
“I think he’s one of the best running backs in the league, no question,” Mayo said at the team’s mandatory minicamp two weeks ago. “I’m excited to see what he does this season and look, he’s earned everything he’s got.”
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This marks the third season in which Stevenson is slated to be the Patriots’ leading rusher, this time under first-year offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, who plans to feature wide-zone runs that Stevenson said he has spent time studying. this off season. As part of that process, Stevenson said he watched film of Browns running back Nick Chubb while Van Pelt spent the previous four seasons on Cleveland’s coaching staff.
“Seeing him run all over defenses with it, the linemen are on the right track, everything looks good,” he said two weeks ago. “I hope we can do it this year.”
Stevenson, who is 6 feet and 227 pounds, also said he is carrying his weight better this offseason, as a result of a stricter focus on nutrition.
Stevenson, who will be complemented by free agent Antonio Gibson on the running back roster, told reporters earlier this month that it had been a “long process” negotiating an extension with the Patriots.
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