Bills reach contract extension with DT Williams

The Buffalo Bills and defensive tackle Kyle Williams have agreed to a contract extension. The team did not disclose terms, but sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter it is a six-year, $39 million deal with $17 million guaranteed. Williams has been a starter since his rookie season in 2006, when the Bills drafted him in the fifth round out of LSU. The extension restructures the final two years of Williams' existing contract, and locks him up through 2016. Though comparatively undersized among NFL defensive tackles, the 6-foot-1, 300-pound Williams has been the Bills most consistent and reliable defensive player.

He's missed two games, in 2009 due to a knee injury. Williams had a career-high and team-leading 5½ sacks. That was good enough to earn his first Pro Bowl appearance despite playing on one of the NFL's worst defenses. He was selected as a first alternate and then added to the AFC team to replace injured Oakland Raiders lineman Richard Seymour. Overall, he has 13½ sacks in 78 games. Williams will get help this season playing alongside rookie first-round pick Marcell Dareus on a revamped defense that also features pass-rushing specialist, linebacker Shawne Merriman. "This is where I want to be," Williams said on Aug. 17. "I feel like we've got a chance, and we're moving in the right direction. We've got some good players here, and I want to see what I've started here through." Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.