Patriots Sign Patrick Chung To A 2 Year Extension
The Patriots have signed Safety, Patrick Chung, to a two-year extension through 2023.
Chung gets a $3 million signing bonus and is now signed through his age-36 season. It will likely be the final contract of his career. The 34th overall pick in 2009, has spent 10 of his 11 seasons in New England with a one-year stint with the Eagles in between.
The new deal will give the Patriots an extra $925k in salary-cap space. Although it is a 3 year contract, chances are Chung will not play be on the team for that long. The new contract helps the Patriots spread out the cash over the next few years while retaining Chung for the upcoming season to help provide leadership to the younger players.
The Patriots and S Patrick Chung have agreed to a two-year extension through 2023, per sources. Chung gets $3M to sign and is now due up to $12.8M over the next four years. One of the most reliable players on their standout defense.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 20, 2020
Patriots extend Patrick Chung through 2023.
Never forget when he karate kicked the rest of the Patriots defense after intercepting Andrew Luck ? pic.twitter.com/zy6W8VwnFy
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) May 20, 2020