Chiefs make Eric Fisher fourth highest-paid NFL tackle

The Kansas City Chiefs have extended LT Eric Fisher’s contract, making him the fourth highest-paid tackle in the NFL.

You hear that sound, Addicts? It’s the sound of Eric Fisher’s bank vault closing.

The Chiefs have just signed Fisher to a four-year, $48 million dollar contract extension, according to Pro Football Talk. What’s more, Fish will get $22 million guaranteed when he puts pen to paper and that number jumps up to $28.5 million come March.

The Chiefs have also confirmed the move by tweeting a picture of Fisher signing the deal in his dorm room.

Not a bad haul for the former no. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. (Remember when the Chiefs sucked so bad they got to pick at the top of the draft? Those were the days! Just kidding, those days sucked.)

Fisher, while still not particularly dominant, took a significant step forward in 2015. Chiefs GM John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid must feel like Fisher is coming along nicely or there is little chance the organization would be giving him this lucrative an extension. We all know the Chiefs are strapped for cash (see, or don’t see; Berry, Eric) and so the coaches must expect big things from Fisher in 2016.

While this is a big deal, I am ok with the Chiefs betting on their own guy here. Fisher is still just 25 and has played in just 46 NFL games. While he may not have gotten off to the start most Chiefs fans would have liked, Fisher has shown improvement each season. His career is young and if Fisher continues to improve, this deal could look like a bargain bragain in a year or two.

What do you think, Addicts? Was signing Fish to an extension a smart move by John Dorsey or should some of that money currently be sitting in Eric Berry’s pocket?