{"id":92987,"date":"2020-08-13T15:45:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=92987"},"modified":"2020-08-13T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T19:45:38","slug":"dion-dawkins-buffalo-bills-reach-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/13\/dion-dawkins-buffalo-bills-reach-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills Reach Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills and star left tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DawkDi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dion Dawkins<\/a><\/strong> have agreed upon a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season. The new contract is worth $60 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And now another big deal today: <\/p>\n<p>Bills\u2019 standout left tackle Dion Dawkins and Buffalo reached agreement on a four-year, $60 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The deal ties Dawkins to Buffalo, and protecting Josh Allen\u2019s blindside, through the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1293981919835717634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DawkDi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dion Dawkins<\/a> Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<p>During three seasons in the NFL, Dawkins has been a staple at the tackle position. He has also caught two touchdown passes from quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=AlleJo02,AlleJo03,AlleJo00&amp;search=Josh+Allen&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Allen<\/a><\/strong>. In three years he has started 43 of 48 games including two playoffs games for Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Dawkins attended\u00a0Rahway High School in\u00a0New Jersey. After originally committing to the Cincinnati Bearcats, Dawkins signed with\u00a0Temple in January 2013. Dawkins played for the Owls from 2013 to 2016 and\u00a0was named a First Team All-American Athletic Conference\u00a0selection after his senior year. In his college career, Dawkins started 41 of 44 career games.<\/p>\n<p>After his college career concluded, Dawkins received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and started at guard for the North team. He was named the Senior Bowl&#8217;s top offensive lineman. Entering the draft, he was considered a top prospect after running a 5.11 in the 40-yard dash. He was ranked the second-best guard in the draft by Sports Illustrated and ranked the third-best guard by ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo selected Dawkins in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dawkins was the second offensive guard drafted in 2017, behind\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LampFo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forrest Lamp<\/a><\/strong>. Dawkins played in all 16 games, starting 11 at left tackle in place of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GlenCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordy Glenn<\/a><\/strong>. The Bills made the playoffs, losing to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> in the wild-card round.<sup id=\"cite_ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>After Buffalo traded Glenn to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, Dawkins became the official left tackle. Dawkins caught his first career pass and touchdown in Week 10 of the 2018 season against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BarkMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Barkley<\/a><\/strong>. <sup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>He caught a second touchdown pass from Allen during Week 16 of 2019 against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>. Buffalo once again made the playoffs, losing in the wild-card round to Houston.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"m2kNzcqVRjFGDdZ2ks_xoA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1184943878\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'m2kNzcqVRjFGDdZ2ks_xoA',sig:'59tFqg0ukCA4lOpIjwIxldMgROh27TcAgnpQa1C7px0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1184943878',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills and star left tackle Dion Dawkins have agreed upon a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season. The new contract is worth $60 million. And now another big deal today: Bills\u2019 standout left tackle Dion Dawkins and Buffalo reached agreement on a four-year, $60 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. 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