The New York Jets have signed wide receiver Jeremy Kerley to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.
We have signed WR Jeremy Kerley to a 4-year extension. pic.twitter.com/VAgxsZS5XA
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 21, 2014The deal is worth $16 million, with $5.4 million guaranteed, a league source told ESPN's Adam Caplan.
"I'm happy it's done, and I'm happy that me and my family are going to be taken care of now. So that is out the way," Kerley told ESPN's Josina Anderson.
Kerley's deal comes just days after the Jets acquired Percy Harvin in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks. Kerley said he wasn't worried that Harvin's addition would keep him from getting a new contract.
"I think whatever was going to happen between me and the Jets was going to happen," he said.
"I've always felt confident in my role. I've always had that approach and mentality that whatever they needed me to do, I would do it. So, I don't feel like my role will lessen or anything like that with the addition of Percy.
"So, I just feel like with him, he obviously opens up a lot of things for our offense. There are a lot of things we could do to get the ball in his hands. Like I said, he's a special player, so having him only helps us have a better chance of being successful."
Kerley, a fifth-round pick out of TCU in 2011, has 22 receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown this season for the Jets (1-6).
He's established a good rapport with second-year quarterback Geno Smith, ranking first on the team in targets with 45.
Kerley played in just 12 games in 2013 for the Jets, but he still managed team bests in receptions (43), yards (523) and targets (72). He also led the Jets in 2012 with 56 catches for 827 yards.