Saints Re-Sign Star Linebacker

 

The New Orleans Saints have signed linebacker to a one-year contract extension through 2024, according to ESPN's Field Yates.

The deal gives Davis $2-million incentives each season through 2024 while dropping his base salary in 2023 from $8.5 million to $8.25 million. The Saints added a 2023 workout bonus for $250,000 and fully guaranteed $1 million of his $8.25 million base salary for that year. 

Saints LB Demario Davis recently agreed to an updated contract that includes, per source:
▫️$2M in incentives in 2022-2024 ($6M max)
▫️His 2023 base salary drops from $8.5M to $8.25M, but he adds a $250K workout bonus and $1M of that salary is guaranteed
▫️No cap impact on 2022

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) June 24, 2022

Since joining the Saints in 2018, Davis has been one of the Saints' best players, being named an All-Pro each of the past three seasons.

The thirty-three year old has three straight seasons of triple-digit tackles with 16 sacks.

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