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Per Jordan Schultz, Cole will take home $11 million in guarantees and $15.8 million on the new contract. Las Vegas’ stalwart punter collected two first-team All-Pro awards in 2021 and 2023 under his old contract, and is now 36th among punters on pro-football-reference’s Hall of Fame monitor. Eat your heart out, Britton Colquitt.

Former UDFA Cole’s rookie deal was set to expire at the end of the season. The Raiders are buying out a year of restricted free agency and locked up both Cole and K Daniel Carlson to twin four-year extensions Wednesday.

Cole has been the starting punter for the Wolfpack since his redshirt freshman season. He finished his senior year with an average of 41.7 yards on his punts, and with a long of 61.