Yet another Raiders regime has seen fit to make Kolton Miller a long-term part of the team's plans.
Las Vegas has signed the left tackle to a contract extension, the team announced Wednesday evening. Miller's extension is for three years and $66 million in new money, with $42.5 million guaranteed and nearly $43 million over the first two seasons, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
Miller's average annual salary of $22 million over the course of his new deal places him in the top 10 for highest-paid left tackles in the league.
The deal comes after Miller, who was entering the final year of his contract, skipped the team’s voluntary portion of the offseason program before appearing for all mandatory work and reporting to training camp.
Miller, a No. 15 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Raiders during Jon Gruden's first year as head coach and the team's second to last in Oakland, has been a Day 1 mainstay in the club's starting lineup.
Much has changed since then, including the move to Sin City. Miller is now playing for his fourth full-time head coach, Pete Carroll, and after blocking for Derek Carr for the first several years of his career has served as the blindside protector for many a quarterback while the Raiders endured a carousel at the position before landing on Geno Smith for the season ahead.
What has not changed is Miller's impact on the offensive line.
The 6-foot-8, 325-pound behemoth has appeared in 109 games and made 107 starts across seven seasons, proving durable beyond a shoulder issue that forced him to miss a career-high four games in 2023.
His 80.6 overall PFF grade for the 2024 season ranked 14th among offensive tackles, while his 82.2 pass-blocking grade placed 11th and he had a respectable 71.7 grade (30th) blocking for the run. He hasn't had an overall PFF grade dip below the 80s since the 2020 campaign.
Miller, now securely in silver and black for several more seasons, will apply those talents for Smith and promising rookie running back Ashton Jeanty as the Raiders try to break out of a slump that's included just two playoffs appearances since 2002.
