Report: Packers DE Mike Daniels signs four-year contract extension

The extension is reportedly worth $42 million, including $22 million in the first 15 months and a $12 million signing bonus.

Green Bay Packers defensive end Mike Daniels has signed a four-year contract extension, reports Adam Schefter of ESPN.

The extension is reportedly worth $42 million, including $22 million in the first 15 months and a $12 million signing bonus. With the extension, Daniels is now the third highest paid defensive end in the league.

Daniels, 28, was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Packers. In four seasons with Green Bay, he has made 117 combined tackles, 18 sacks and one fumble recovery.

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The Packers are coming off a 28–7 win over the Dallas Cowboys to improve their record to 9–4. They sit in first place in the NFC North.

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