Saints, Cesar Ruiz Agree On Four-Year Contract Extension

Cesar Ruiz won't be headed to free agency after this season, as reports have him and the Saints agreeing on a four-year contract extension.

John Hendrix | Sep 9, 2023

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The Saints and Cesar Ruiz have agreed on a contract extension, as first reported by NFL Insider Jordan Schultz. The deal is worth up to $46 million, extending the right guard to a 4-year, $44 million deal with $30 million guaranteed. A league source confirmed the news.

We got the sense back in March that the team wasn't going to pick up the fifth-year option for Ruiz, which was going to come in a bit higher than the team wanted to pay. In early May, it was said again that they were not going to do it.

New Orleans drafted the Michigan product at 24th overall in 2020, and Ruiz has played in 46 of 50 possible games since his rookie year. In 2021, he actually was the only offensive lineman to make it through the full 17-game slate. Last season, Ruiz saw things end late in December due to a Lisfranc injury. He's done a nice job recovering and looks to be a big part of things this season. With former star offensive lineman Jahri Evans in the coaching mix, the future does seem bright for Ruiz.

Published Sep 9, 2023

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net