JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jaguars have signed defensive tackle Roy Miller to a four-year contract extension through 2018, which locks up the middle of the team's defensive line through at least the 2017 season.
Miller signed the contract, which is expected to be worth roughly $16 million, shortly after practice ended on Tuesday afternoon. The 27-year-old was emotional when talking about how excited he was to remain in Jacksonville.
"I think it's obvious everybody around the league, everybody on this team feels this culture, feels where this team is going," Miller said. "I definitely do and I want to be a part of it. I'm just excited that they extended that offer to me so I can stay out here.
"Everything about this place -- I just want to be here, man. I just want to finish my career here. I'm excited. It's kind of surreal but it's what you work for all your life. I'm just kind of lost for words right now."
Miller spent the first four years of his career in Tampa Bay and signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract as a free agent before the 2013 season. He played through a shoulder injury in 2013 and finished with 25 tackles before having offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum. Miller has 30 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup this season.
His new contract comes roughly a year after defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks signed a four-year contract worth $22 million, which means Miller and Marks are locked up as side-by-side starters until at least 2017.