The Cowboys have announced a new contract extension for tight end Blake Jarwin, according to NFL insiders Ian Rapaport and Mike Garofalo.
The 25-year-old was an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State in 2017. After mostly practice squad work as a rookie, Jarwin played in all 16 games in both 2018 and 2019.
The #Cowboys are signing TE Blake Jarwin to a 3-year extension worth up to $24.25M, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. He gets $9.25M guaranteed.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020
His 2018 season finale saw him catch three touchdown passes against the Giants, seemingly signaling a passing of the baton at the position for Dallas in their first season without Jason Witten. The Hall of Famer returned, though, in 2019 in what was originally sold as a timeshare. But Jarwin saw just 39% of the team’s offensive snaps, leading some to wonder if the team truly regarded him as their tight end of the future.
Prior to Monday’s news, Jarwin was going to be locked in for 2020 as under a second-round, RFA tender, for just over $3 million. The extension creates, in essence, a new deal that locks Jarwin in for the next four years.
Monday’s move should silence some of the confusion about who the TE1 in Dallas now is, likely serving as a stronger indication that the club will not bring Witten back.
Dallas could have kept TE Blake Jarwin on a one-year tender as restricted free agent, keeping him scheduled to hit open market in 2021. Instead, club locks in the 25-year-old now.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) March 16, 2020
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