ESPN reports T. Morstead signs extension.

Attached Thumbnails · 07-26-2012, 09:46 PM

ESPN's John Clayton is reporting the Saints have signed Thomas Morstead to a 6-year $21.9mm extension.

The deal makes Morstead the third-highest paid punter in the NFL, behind only Oakland's Shane Lechler and San Francisco's Andy Lee. The contract also reflects Morstead's dual value as both an elite punter as well as one of the league's top kickoff specialists. According to Pro Football Focus, no full-time punter allowed fewer than Morstead's 116 return yards last season.

Source: ESPN.com

MistaBigXXL · 07-26-2012, 10:12 PM

Good news. He's definitely worth it.

saintfan · 07-26-2012, 11:08 PM

Danno is gonna spew over this one.

D_it_up · 07-26-2012, 11:13 PM

Up next? Jimmy Graham.

TheOak · 07-27-2012, 04:08 AM

New Orleans Saints, Thomas Morstead OK six-year, $21.9M extension - NFL - SI.com

FinSaint · 07-27-2012, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Danno is gonna spew over this one.

I think that he is going to be especially happy to hear that Morstead will be making more on average annually than f.e. Sproles - Sproles $3.5M/yr < Morstead $3.65M/yr.

But, overall, this is good news because Morstead was among the few soon to be FAs who was kind of a no-brainer re-signing for next offseason, so it's good that they got it out of the way this early on.

While Graham still has 2 years left on his contract, it would be nice to see him sign a long-term contract for 6+ years during this offseason. It would be nice to reward the guy for the job he has done, and keep him happy in the process.

Danno · 07-27-2012, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Danno is gonna spew over this one.

I'm glad we signed him. Re-signing him was a no brainer, unless we had to give up two more draft picks again for the least important position on the team.

QBREES9 · 07-27-2012, 09:39 AM

Good move !

TheOak · 07-27-2012, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

I'm glad we signed him. Re-signing him was a no brainer, unless we had to give up two more draft picks again for the least important position on the team.

Field position means everything

Rugby Saint II · 07-27-2012, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Danno is gonna spew over this one.

I don't think so.....Danno knows we have a great value in Moorestead. It's just hard to justify 2 draft picks when we had so few. Resigning him is a no brainer. Signing him took a lot more thought.

07-26-2012, 09:46 PM	#1
Threaded by biloxi-indian Site Donor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 1,706 Rating: (0 votes - average) ESPN's John Clayton is reporting the Saints have signed Thomas Morstead to a 6-year $21.9mm extension. The deal makes Morstead the third-highest paid punter in the NFL, behind only Oakland's Shane Lechler and San Francisco's Andy Lee. The contract also reflects Morstead's dual value as both an elite punter as well as one of the league's top kickoff specialists. According to Pro Football Focus, no full-time punter allowed fewer than Morstead's 116 return yards last season. Source: ESPN.com Attached Thumbnails Last edited by papz; 07-27-2012 at 07:05 AM..
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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Originally Posted by saintfan Danno is gonna spew over this one. I think that he is going to be especially happy to hear that Morstead will be making more on average annually than f.e. Sproles - Sproles $3.5M/yr < Morstead $3.65M/yr. But, overall, this is good news because Morstead was among the few soon to be FAs who was kind of a no-brainer re-signing for next offseason, so it's good that they got it out of the way this early on. While Graham still has 2 years left on his contract, it would be nice to see him sign a long-term contract for 6+ years during this offseason. It would be nice to reward the guy for the job he has done, and keep him happy in the process.
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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,713	Originally Posted by saintfan Danno is gonna spew over this one. I'm glad we signed him. Re-signing him was a no brainer, unless we had to give up two more draft picks again for the least important position on the team.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,043	Originally Posted by saintfan Danno is gonna spew over this one. I don't think so.....Danno knows we have a great value in Moorestead. It's just hard to justify 2 draft picks when we had so few. Resigning him is a no brainer. Signing him took a lot more thought.