Ronnie Stanley, left tackle of the Baltimore Ravens, extended his contract with the team, according to ESPN, by another five years for 98.75 million U.S. dollars.

That was not only part of Baltimore's commitment to retaining all of their young Pro-Bowl talents but also made Stanley (19.75 million per year) the second-highest-paid LT in the NFL, only next to Laremy Tunsil of the Houston Texans (22 million per year).

Stanley beat Tunsil in a few things, including 22 million U.S. dollars of signing bonus, 70.866 million of guaranteed money (16 million more than what Tunsil received), and 47.116-million-payout through March 31.

According to ESPN, Stanley was even late for a team meeting on Friday, signing the new juicy deal. Baltimore's center Matt Skura texted him to ask if anything went wrong, and Stanley replied: "I got something to do."

"I'm very appreciative just to the whole organization, specifically Ozzie (Newsome, former Ravens GM) drafting me with the sixth pick (in 2016) and having faith when I know people were in his ear trying to persuade him other ways. I'm just really happy that I could prove him right," said Stanley.

In the six games so far this season, Stanley had a pass block win rate of 96.8 percent, the highest among qualified offensive tackles. Moreover, his 78.3-percent run block win rate also made the top 10 of the league.

"Ronnie is the mainstay on our offensive line. He's a shutdown left tackle who excels on the field and in our community. This is just the beginning for Ronnie, and we could not be happier for him and his family," said Eric DeCosta, general manager of Baltimore.

"It matters to him. It's important to him. He wants to be the best. He cares about it. We've had many conversations about that. More than anything, he's a smart guy. He understands the value of hard work. He really is a technician at what he does. He talks about that all the time. And really, at that position, along with talent, that's the most important thing. He's pretty special that way," said John Harbaugh, head coach of Baltimore.

Though Stanley signing the deal was good news for both himself and the team, Baltimore's financial concern has grown bigger after the contract extension. The team waived their checkbook in order to offer more support to Lamar Jackson. Before Stanley, Baltimore already kept cornerback Marlon Humphrey with a five-year, 98.75-million-U.S.-dollar deal (66 million guaranteed). However, they still have multiple valuable talents to retain, including pass-rushers Yannick Ngakoue and Matthew Judon, as well as three young Pro-Bowlers tight end Mark Andrews, offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., and the most important quarterback Jackson.