METAIRIE, La. — Once a fourth-round draft choice out of Division II Bloomsburg, Jahri Evans is now the highest-paid interior lineman in the NFL.

The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and Evans, who was an All-Pro last season, agreed on a seven-year contract worth nearly $57 million.

A person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press the deal was for $56.7 million, with $19 million guaranteed.

Evans was a restricted free agent, meaning the Saints owned his rights after a deadline passed for him to sign offer sheets from other teams.