So old money bags pays off the cry baby with a contract extension. now if the goofball can stay out of trouble. still not worth it.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills now have two $100 million starters fronting their defensive line after Marcell Dareus signed a six-year contract extension on Thursday.
The defensive tackle's new contract, which kicks in after this season, is worth just over $100 million, and makes Dareus the team's top-paid player. The value of Dareus' extension surpasses the six-year, $100 million contract the Bills signed defensive end Mario Williams to during free agency in March 2012.
The Bills announced the signing in a release issued before practice. A person familiar with negotiations revealed the length and value of the contract to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team did not disclose those figures.
"Marcell Dareus is a tremendous player and we feel he has a great opportunity to reach his potential as a player and a leader here with the Buffalo Bills," general manager Doug Whaley said in a statement. "Throughout this process, we wanted Marcell to remain a Buffalo Bill for the long-term, and he made it clear to us that he wanted to continue his career in Buffalo."
Now the Bills have to wait a week before Dareus can take the field. He'll miss the Bills opener against Indianapolis on Sunday while serving a one-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.