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Source: Ravens, Justin Tucker agree on $16.8 million deal

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The Baltimore Ravens and kicker Justin Tucker have agreed on a four-year contract, the team announced Friday.

The deal is worth $16.8 million and includes a $6 million signing bonus and $10.8 million in guaranteed money, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Tucker, the second-most-accurate kicker in NFL history, received the Ravens' franchise tag worth $4.572 million on Feb. 26 and signed it on March 4.

Tucker also becomes the NFL's highest-paid kicker in terms of guaranteed money. His $10.8 million tops the $10.1 million guaranteed that the New England Patriots' Stephen Gostkowski received last July.

"Justin has become a cornerstone for our team, and we are happy to get this contract completed," Ravens general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome said in a written statement. "What is good for the Ravens right now is that we have our Pro Bowl special teams group - Sam [Koch], Morgan [Cox] and Justin - signed through the next three seasons."

Baltimore has a history of using the tag to extend negotiations. Before Tucker, the past four players (cornerback Chris McAlister in 2003, linebacker Terrell Suggs in 2008, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata in 2011, running back Ray Rice in 2012) tagged by Baltimore signed long-term deals after receiving the tag.

Tucker, 26, has converted 87.8 percent of his field goal attempts, which ranks second to only Dallas' Dan Bailey (90.6 percent) in NFL history.

Tucker's 130 field goals and 529 points since entering the NFL in 2012 are second only to Gostkowski (135 field goals, 618 points) in that span. However, Tucker is coming off the roughest season of his four-year career, converting a personal-low 82.5 percent of his field goal attempts.

He had a decisive kick in overtime or with no time remaining in regulation in three of the Ravens' five wins. He's also connected on 12 of his past 13 field goals (92.3 percent), and his touchback percentage on kickoffs (85.1 percent) was second in the NFL.

Tucker, who went undrafted, never received a signing bonus as a rookie and made minimums in 2012 ($390,000), 2013 ($480,000) and 2014 ($570,000). He was a restricted free agent last season who got a second-round tender at $2.356 million.

ESPN Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley contributed to this report.

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