The New York Jets and guard Joe Tippmann have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.

The move keeps the versatile and durable Tippmann, a second-round draft pick in 2023, with the Jets through the 2030 season. It also continues a recent trend by general manager Darren Mougey of signing the team’s young, promising players to long-term deals.

NFL Network, which first reported the extension, said it’s worth $66.4 million and includes $34.9 million guaranteed. The person confirmed the deal to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce it.

The 25-year-old Tippmann, who was entering the final year of his rookie deal, was a starter at center in his first season after being drafted out of Wisconsin. He moved from center to right guard because of injuries on the offensive line during the 2024 season and was the full-time starter at right guard last year.

Tippmann, an Indiana native, has missed just one game in his first three NFL seasons while starting 48 of 50 games during that span. He has developed into a key piece of the Jets’ long-term plans on the offensive line, along with left tackle Olu Fashanu, a first-rounder in 2024, and right tackle Armand Membou, a first-rounder last year. Center Josh Myers was signed late last season to a two-year, $11 million extension, and the Jets brought in free agent left guard Dylan Parham on a two-year deal worth $16 million in March.

Mougey and the Jets have made it a clear priority to sign many of their ascending homegrown players. They signed running back Breece Hall to a three-year contract last month that can be worth as much as $45.75 million.

Last summer, New York gave wide receiver Garrett Wilson and cornerback Sauce Gardner massive extensions — although the Jets later traded Gardner during the season to Indianapolis for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Tight end Jeremy Ruckert was given a new two-year contract worth $10 million late last season.

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