Houston Chronicle

Cowboys give Collins extension

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Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins has signed a twoyear contract extension worth up to $17.4 million, earning a payday that eluded him when a police investigat­ion kept him from getting drafted two years ago.

Collins, who will get $9.5 million in guaranteed money, was considered a first-round talent out of LSU in 2015 but wasn’t selected after his name surfaced in the probe of a woman’s death just before the NFL draft. He was soon cleared, and chose the Cowboys in free agency on a guaranteed $1.5 million, three-year deal.

Collins is expected to replace the retiring Doug Free at right tackle after starting 14 of 15 games at left guard in his first two seasons.

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