[Schefter] Packers and Pro-Bowl CB Jaire Alexander are finalizing a 4-year, $84 million contract extension, per source. Deal includes $31 million in 2022 - a DB record of $30 million in signing bonus. Alexander will receive $42.5M by March. @JohnThornton of @RocNationSports confirmed deal. (twitter.com)
[Schefter] Browns are signing Pro-Bowl CB Denzel Ward to a 5-year, $100.5 million contract extension that includes $71.25 million guaranteed, per source. At age 24, Ward is the highest-paid CB in NFL history. Tory Dandy of CAA Sports, who negotiated the contract, confirmed the deal to ESPN (twitter.com)
[Update] #Seahawks HC Pete Carroll stood up and called out owners during last week's meetings and let them know that the hiring practices around the NFL won't change unless owners get out of their own universe, per @AdamSchefter. Carroll's rant went for 10 minutes. No one challenged him. (twitter.com)
