Eagles Sign Herremans to Three-Year Extension

Right before free agency is about to start the Eagles have decided to handle some internal issuers with their team.  They addressed one person today by giving Todd Herremans a three-year contract extension through 2016.

Andy Reid made a statement after the signing saying "We are excited to be able to sign Todd to a new contract.  Todd's intelligence, toughness, durability, and leadership are second to none.  Very few players in the NFL can play at an extremely high level at both the guard and tackle positions and Todd has done that for us.  He has been a big part of the success of our offense for the last several years."

The details of the contract extension have not been released yet, but a league source said that the contract gives Herremans a significant pay increase that reflect a tackle being paid a lot more than a guard.  Herremans is due $2.2 million this year and $2.6 million next year as well as $100,000 workout bonus each year.  The source has said those numbers will stay the same, but the new deal will add $20 million in new money to his existing deal.

Herremans has pretty much played exclusively at guard for the first 6 years of his career until last year.  Just before opening day Howard Mudd shifted his offensive line moving Herremans out to left tackle from guard to protect Michael Vicks blind side.  Protecting Vick's blindside, Herremans established himself as a dominant tackle.

The Eagles needed to show Herremans the love and today they did.  This is a nice start to a crucial offseason for them.  They still have a few other players they need to take care of as well as free agency starting at 4 PM today.  Stay tuned for more news as the NFL offseason picks up tremendously this afternoon.