FRISCO, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys signed cornerback DaRon Bland to a $92 million, four-year contract extension on Sunday, four days before the NFL opener at defending champ and NFC East rival Philadelphia.

Bland set an NFL record with five interception returns for touchdowns in 2023, when he also led the league with nine picks. The contract includes $50 million in guaranteed money, two people told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team didnt release the terms.

The $23 million average annual value on the new deal is the sixth best for cornerbacks. Bland, a fifth-round pick out of Fresno State in 2022, is going into the final year of his rookie contract.

The Bland deal comes three days after the Cowboys traded star pass rusher Micah Parsons to Green Bay after a prolonged contract stalemate. The deal included a $188 million, four-year extension for Parsons, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with an average annual value of $47 million.

Bland led the team in interceptions each of his first two seasons, getting five as a rookie before his All-Pro season two years ago. He went without a pick last season after missing the first 10 games with a stress fracture in his foot.

The Cowboys and Eagles play Thursday night. Dallas missed the playoffs last season after qualifying each of the previous three years.

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得克萨斯州弗里斯科（美联社）——达拉斯牛仔队周日与角卫达龙·布兰德（DaRon Bland）签署了一份价值9200万美元、为期四年的续约合同，此时距离NFL揭幕战对阵卫冕冠军兼国联东区对手费城老鹰队仅剩四天。

布兰德（Bland）在2023年创下NFL纪录，完成5次抄截回攻达阵，并以9次抄截领跑全联盟。据两名匿名知情人士向美联社透露，这份合同包含5000万美元的保障金额，由于球队未公开具体条款，消息人士要求不具名。

这份新合同年均价值2300万美元，在角卫球员中排名第六。布兰德（Bland）是2022年从弗雷斯诺州立大学第五轮被选中的球员，目前正进入其新秀合同的最后一年。

在布兰德交易达成三天前，达拉斯牛仔队因长期合同僵局将明星冲传手迈卡·帕森斯交易至绿湾包装工队。该交易包含一份价值1.88亿美元、为期四年的帕森斯续约合同，使其以年均4700万美元的收入成为NFL历史上薪资最高的非四分卫球员。

布兰德（Bland）在职业生涯前两个赛季均领跑全队抄截数，新秀年便完成5次拦截，随后在两年前入选全职业阵容。但上赛季因足部应力性骨折缺席前10场比赛，他未能完成任何抄截。

达拉斯牛仔队与费城老鹰队将于周四晚展开对决。牛仔队在过去三个赛季均跻身季后赛后，上赛季遗憾未能晋级。