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The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed quarterback David Garrard to a contract extension.

Garrard, 30, is coming off his best season with the team — throwing for 2,509 yards and 18 touchdowns with only three interceptions in 12 games. Those numbers earned Garrard the third-highest passer rating in the NFL (102.2).

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard posted the third best quarterback rating in the NFL last season (102.2).
(Charles Krupa/Associated Press)

Garrard also led the Jaguars to a dramatic 31-29 AFC wild-card playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2007 playoffs.

Terms of the deal were not released, but Garrard and his agent had reportedly been seeking a similar contract to the six-year contract, $67.5- million US contract Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo signed last season.
  
The former backup to Byron Leftwich was entering the final year of a four-year deal that paid him about $2 million annually.

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