Supply – Patriots, RB Rhamondre Stevenson attain 4-year, $36M deal

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Operating again Rhamondre Stevenson mentioned earlier this month that he believed a contract extension with the New England Patriots was “fairly shut,” and, as he typically has completed on the sector, he has pushed the deal over the purpose line.

Stevenson reached settlement with the staff on a four-year extension value $36 million, which incorporates $17 million totally assured, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

The extension continues an offseason theme for the Patriots underneath first-year govt vice chairman of participant personnel Eliot Wolf and first-year head coach Jerod Mayo. Wolf mentioned the Patriots wish to be referred to as a “draft and develop” staff.

Patriots proceed their pattern of re-signing and retaining their very own expertise this offseason.

🏈RB Rhamondre Stevenson (4 years, $36M)
🏈S Kyle Dugger (4 years, $58M)
🏈OT Mike Onwenu (3 years, $57M)
🏈TE Hunter Henry (3 years, $27M)
🏈WR Kendrick Bourne (3 years, $19.5M)… pic.twitter.com/e3M14pdsRf

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 20, 2024

Stevenson joined the Patriots as a fourth-round decide in 2021 out of Oklahoma. In 41 NFL video games, he has totaled 2,265 speeding yards on 499 carries with 14 touchdowns. He is additionally been productive as a pass-catcher, with 121 receptions for 782 yards and one landing.

He was getting into the ultimate 12 months of the four-year contract he signed as a rookie, which included a base wage of $3.116 million for the 2024 season.

“I feel he is one of many higher backs within the league, little doubt about it,” Mayo mentioned on the staff’s obligatory minicamp two weeks in the past. “I am excited to see what he does this season, and look, he is earned all the pieces that he will get.”

This marks the third season that Stevenson is slated to be the Patriots’ lead operating again, this time underneath first-year offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, who plans to characteristic wide-zone runs that Stevenson mentioned he has hung out learning this offseason. As a part of that course of, Stevenson relayed that he has watched movie of Browns operating again Nick Chubb, as Van Pelt spent the earlier 4 seasons on Cleveland’s teaching workers.

“Seeing him operating all all through defenses with it, the linemen are on the appropriate course, all the pieces appears effectively put collectively,” he mentioned two weeks in the past. “I hope we will get that completed this 12 months.”

Stevenson, who’s 6 ft and 227 kilos, additionally mentioned he is carrying his weight higher this offseason, a results of a stricter give attention to diet.

Stevenson, who can be complemented by free agent signing Antonio Gibson on the operating again depth chart, advised reporters earlier this month it had been a “lengthy course of” negotiating an extension with the Patriots.