{"id":444264,"date":"2023-07-26T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=444264"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:03:15","slug":"thomas-inks-a-record-5-year-extension-with-ny-giants","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/thomas-inks-a-record-5-year-extension-with-ny-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas inks a record 5-year extension with NY Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Giants LT Andrew Thomas has inked a 5-season, almost 118 million dollar deal extension; his agent confirmed the news with ESPN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Giants, LT Andrew Thomas agree to terms on a 5-year, $117.5M extension. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iLmjqS5Bw7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/iLmjqS5Bw7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1684182083034308608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s contract features 67 million dollars guaranteed at inking, a record for an offensive lineman.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise from the Big Apple shared the news that the left tackle inked an extension but didn\u2019t give more details about the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas (25) has been 1 of the best left tackles in the past campaign in the National Football League, being named a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> team All-Pro as the NFL organization from New York finished with the 4<sup>th<\/sup> best-rushing offense.<\/p>\n<p>The 4<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick at the 2020 NFL Draft, Andrew played 45 matches and started 44 of them in the last 3 years with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2018s deal is the most recent long-term contract for the Giants, who also inked 2 of their other core young players \u2013 QB Daniel Jones and DL Dexter Lawrence \u2013 to well-paid extensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fun fact: Andrew Thomas has caught a TD too. \ud83d\udcb0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allforgod_55?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@allforgod_55<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Giants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Giants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DfNCW1t9wC\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DfNCW1t9wC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1684194739262717952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Giants LT Andrew Thomas has inked a 5-season, almost 118 million dollar deal extension; his agent confirmed the news with ESPN. 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