Miles Austin has signed a six-year contract extension worth about $54 million with the Cowboys on Thursday. Add the $3 million salary he received for his one-year restricted free agent tender this season, and that brings his total to about $57 million over seven years. That’s big time!
Austin said,
It feels great to be wanted by this team because I want to be here. I wanted to be here all along. My career started here. You guys gave me a shot and obviously I put my all out here every day, and I’m going to continue to do that and hopefully for a long time.”
Looks like Miles is here to stay and that is a good thing. Right now, QB Tony Romo is on the same page with two players, Miles and TE Jason Witten. Hopfully, Miles will put up the kinds of numbers worthy of such a lucrative contract. Go Miles!
A bit early? I love Miles but could have waited another half a season as they did with Tony.