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Billy Riccette

Jets sign DT Quinnen Williams to 4-year contract extension

The New York Jets have signed All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million, according to multiple reports.

It’s the largest second contract ever for a defensive tackle, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Following an All-Pro season in which he recorded 12 sacks — second to only Chris Jones among interior linemen — Williams was in search of a long-term extension as he entered his fifth-year option at $9.6 million.

In an offseason which saw a number of defensive linemen sign new deals, Williams lands the largest of them all at $24 million per year, beating out the $23.5 million per year the Titans gave Jeffery Simmons. Williams is now the second highest-paid defensive tackle in the league, behind only Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams.

The Jets have now locked up both Williams brothers after also giving a three-year, $18 million deal to linebacker Quincy Williams.

Quinnen Williams is the first player drafted by the Jets in the first round to receive a second contract from the team under general manager Joe Douglas and the first since 2011 first-round pick Muhammad Wilkerson.

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