{"id":32149,"date":"2022-08-01T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-england-patriots-and-punter-jake-bailey-agree-to-four-year-13-5-million-contract-source\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:54:40","slug":"new-england-patriots-and-punter-jake-bailey-agree-to-four-year-13-5-million-contract-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-england-patriots-and-punter-jake-bailey-agree-to-four-year-13-5-million-contract-source\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots and punter Jake Bailey agree to four-year, $13.5 million contract, source"},"content":{"rendered":"
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Punter Jake Bailey, a 2020 first-team All-Pro, agreed to a four-year contract with the New England Patriots worth $13.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n
The deal runs through the 2025 season and includes $6.5 fully guaranteed, per Schefter.<\/p>\n
Bailey was entering the final year of his rookie contract, and carried a salary-cap charge of $4.05 million — the second highest of any punter in the NFL.<\/p>\n
The extension is expected to lower his cap charge about $1.85 million, increasing the Patriots’ overall cap space to about $4.75 million.<\/p>\n
While the team gains cap relief, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Bailey — who entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft choice out of Stanford — earns some long-term security.<\/p>\n
He punted 49 times last season and posted a 47.3-yard average (eighth in the NFL) and 39.6 net (21st in the NFL). He also handles kickoff and holding duties.<\/p>\n
Bailey’s powerful leg is especially helpful to the Patriots when weather conditions turn colder and windier later in the season in New England. Coach Bill Belichick places a notable emphasis on winning the field-position battle, and Bailey has often been effective in helping the team do so.<\/p>\n
In 2020, when he was named first-team All-Pro, Bailey punted for a 48.7 average and 45.6 net, with just five touchbacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Punter Jake Bailey, a 2020 first-team All-Pro, agreed to a four-year contract with the New England Patriots worth $13.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal runs through the 2025 season and includes $6.5 fully guaranteed, per Schefter. Bailey was entering the final year of his rookie contract, and carried …<\/p>\n