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McAllister to become NFL's second-highest paid RB
ESPN.com news services
NEW ORLEANS -- Deuce McAllister agreed to an multiyear contract extension with the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, avoiding a feared holdout for the centerpiece of the team's offense.
Deuce McAllister
Running Back
New Orleans Saints
Profile
2004 SEASON STATISTICS
Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
269 1074 9 34 228 0
ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that McAllister's new deal is eight years, $50.1 million, including $12.5 million in signing and option bonuses. The contract includes $3.1 million in escalators that McAllister can achieve in the third year based on performance to push the total to $53.2 million.
The deal was announced a half-hour before the Saints' first mandatory meeting of training camp. Saints officials did not say how much McAllister would be paid, but McAllister had said earlier that he expected it to be the second-largest contract awarded to an NFL running back, also making him the highest paid player in franchise history.
San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson, who has an eight-year, $60 million contract, is the league's highest paid running back.
Entering his fifth season, McAllister has run for 4,194 yards. Most of that came during the past three seasons. He had only 91 yards rushing his rookie season, when he backed up Ricky Williams. Williams was traded to Miami after that season, and McAllister has not run for fewer than 1,000 yards since.
His best season was 2003, when he ran for 1,641 yards.
With a revamped offensive line, New Orleans has sought to simplify its play book and rely more heavily on the run -- a plan tailored for 6-foot-1, 232-pound McAllister.
ESPN.com news services
NEW ORLEANS -- Deuce McAllister agreed to an multiyear contract extension with the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, avoiding a feared holdout for the centerpiece of the team's offense.
Deuce McAllister
Running Back
New Orleans Saints
Profile
2004 SEASON STATISTICS
Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
269 1074 9 34 228 0
ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that McAllister's new deal is eight years, $50.1 million, including $12.5 million in signing and option bonuses. The contract includes $3.1 million in escalators that McAllister can achieve in the third year based on performance to push the total to $53.2 million.
The deal was announced a half-hour before the Saints' first mandatory meeting of training camp. Saints officials did not say how much McAllister would be paid, but McAllister had said earlier that he expected it to be the second-largest contract awarded to an NFL running back, also making him the highest paid player in franchise history.
San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson, who has an eight-year, $60 million contract, is the league's highest paid running back.
Entering his fifth season, McAllister has run for 4,194 yards. Most of that came during the past three seasons. He had only 91 yards rushing his rookie season, when he backed up Ricky Williams. Williams was traded to Miami after that season, and McAllister has not run for fewer than 1,000 yards since.
His best season was 2003, when he ran for 1,641 yards.
With a revamped offensive line, New Orleans has sought to simplify its play book and rely more heavily on the run -- a plan tailored for 6-foot-1, 232-pound McAllister.
