Saints punter Thomas Morstead agreed to a six-year contract extension worth a maximum of $21.9 million on Thursday, according to a league source. Morstead was entering his final year of his contract. Morstead, a fifth-round draft pick in 2009 that the Saints traded up to acquire, has become a weapon for the Saints on special teams both in the punt and kickoff game. Of course, he'll forever be remembered for successfully kicking off "Ambush," the successful onside kick to start the second half of Super Bowl XLIV. Morstead led the NFL in 2011 with 68 touchbacks and ranked second with a 43.1-yard net average. Source: The Times-Picayune
pretty good punter but damn, 21 million is a lot for a punter. Just wait until Brad Wing of LSU comes out. That dude is a beast punting. For a while he had a return average of 21 inches.
For a punter? It isn't bad for what he does but just looking at it just as a punter, that is kinda high. Maybe I am just old school. Back in the day you would never have heard of a team paying that much for a punter. Or a kicker for that matter. Two kickers were franchised this year. Crazy.
Times change. Special teams win games. Look at the Ravens for instance. A dropped pbutt. Missed FG. Morstead has a huge leg and Saints obviously want to keep him. He can be a game changer in the special teams department.
I realize that. I remember when Morten Anderson held out cause he wanted an average of a million a year. Times have changed.
