"  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Baltimore Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb agreed to terms on afive-year extension Thursday that includes a $10 million signingbonus and a $5 million option bonus.Webb, who was already signed for next year, is now locked in forthe next six seasons.''It feels amazing,'' he said. ''I feel blessed and proud. Now Ican relax and play ball and not worry about anything. This settlesmy mind down.''Webb intercepted a career-high five passes in the regular seasonand broke a team record with three interceptions in the playoffs.He had a career-high 68 tackles and 20 pass deflections and emergedas one of the NFL's top young cornerbacks.''Lardarius is an important player for the Ravens and we're veryhappy he will be with us for a long time,'' Ravens general managerOzzie Newsome said. ''We have a good history of completing secondcontracts for targeted players we want to keep for the longhaul.''Webb's highlights last season included a 73-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown against the New York Jets and a 68-yard puntreturn for a score against the Cleveland Browns. He had 30 puntreturns for 301 yards for a 10.0 average in 2011.A former third-round draft pick from Nicholls State, Webb alsoforced a fumble and had 1 1/2 sacks last season. In three NFLseasons, Webb has 164 tackles, seven interceptions, two sacks and37 pass deflections.Now that Webb's deal is completed, the Ravens still have twolong-term deals they want to finish: quarterback Joe Flacco and ProBowl running back Ray Rice, their franchise player.The Ravens are also working on a contract extension forrestricted free agent cornerback Cary Williams."



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