Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s contract details emerge

Further details are coming out about Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s new five-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs have made waves with a plethora of moves this week before and during the 2017 NFL Comine. From extending Eric Berry to a six-year deal to releasing star running back Jamaal Charles, John Dorsey has been busy, but that didn’t preclude him from also signing right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to a new five-year extension worth a reported $42+ million. Now Adam Caplan has further details of the contract’s breakdown.

For a former sixth round pick out of McGill University, the amount is certainly significant, but these totals put the contract in perspective with the rest of the team and league. Per Spotrac’s rankings, the immediate $14 million guarantee would be the ninth highest in the NFL, certainly a ranking that will go lower in a matter of the next week when Kevin Zeitler and T.J. Lang, among others, sign on the open market.

While his average of $8.4 million remains a top five amount in the NFL, the official breakdown of the detail will be interesting when it’s released, especially to see how the first three years stack up.