Washington Redskins have exercised the 5th year option on Ryan Kerrigan
Today the Washington Redskins picked up the option to bring back Ryan Kerrigan for another year.
| AdamSchefter Redskins announced they have exercised their fifth-year option on the contract of linebacker Ryan Kerrigan. 5/2/14 10:37 AM |
It was expected the Redskins would pick up Kerrigan’s option — CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported as much on Thursday amid other options being picked up.
Kerrigan, the 16th overall pick, will make $7.038 million (guaranteed for injury only) in 2015 as a result of the Redskins picking up his option.
Washington originally held the 10th-overall pick in that draft but traded with the Jaguars, who moved up to select Blaine Gabbert. (Whoops.) It worked out brilliantly for the Redskins, who will save more than $2 million in 2015 on Kerrigan as a result of him going 16th overall instead of 10th because of how those numbers are calculated.
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