The New England Patriots and free agent guard Mike Onwenu are in settlement on a three-year, $57 million deal, a supply advised ESPN.
The 6-foot-3, 350-pound Onwenu has developed from a 2020 sixth-round decide to one of many NFL’s extremely regarded free brokers this offseason. His sturdiness and flexibility to play guard and deal with are main belongings, as he has performed in 64 profession regular-season video games with 56 begins.
Of these begins, 24 have come at proper guard, 24 at proper deal with, 5 at left guard and three as a tackle-eligible tight finish.
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Former coach Invoice Belichick had beforehand stated that Onwenu was “constructed to play guard,” however Onwenu had been moved to deal with for components of the 2020, 2021 and 2023 seasons when the group discovered itself in a bind on account of a mixture of accidents and shaky efficiency.
Onwenu, 26, was open to the swap and acknowledged it may in the end make him extra useful as a free agent.
Onwenu’s rookie contract was for 4 years and totaled $3.497 million. He acquired a $202,000 signing bonus as a part of the deal, so he is now elevating to a a lot larger stage financially.
In a mirrored image of how Onwenu’s play exceeded his preliminary contract, he earned an extra $813,083 as a part of the NFL’s performance-based-pay program for the 2022 season — the fourth-highest whole of any participant within the league that yr.