Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil didn’t beat around the bush about the goal of his contract extension.
The Pro Bowler joined ESPN’s “NFL Live” on Thursday for a visit. During the course of the usual talk about how his offseason is going, Tunsil fielded a question about when he hoped to reach an extension with the Texans and if he hoped to raise the bar in the offensive lineman market.
“Of course,” Tunsil said. “I’m not going to talk numbers. I’ll leave that between me and the club, the Texans. But I am looking to be the highest paid offensive lineman, of course.”
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Currently, the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL is Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson at $18 million. Anything northward of Johnson’s figures would make Tunsil the highest paid lineman in the league.
The former Miami Dolphins 2016 first-round pick believes he has put in the work the justify such a contract.
“I feel like I work my butt off every day just to be in that position and hopefully we can make it happen,” said Tunsil.
Tunsil is under contract with the Texans through the 2020 season, and would become an unrestricted free agent if a deal weren’t reached.