Panther proud: Former Georgia State player Wil Lutz gets 5-year NFL deal
The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms on a new five-year contract with kicker Wil Lutz.
Lutz, who played at Georgia State, made 28 of 30 field goal attempts and 52 of 53 extra points in 2018, his third year with the Saints.
Lutz's 93.3 percent field-goal accuracy ranked fifth in the NFL last season. He made a club-record 26 consecutive attempts. His streak of 36 games in a row with a field goal, the second-longest string in NFL history, ended when he didn't have an attempt in the final regular-season game.
Lutz ranked third in the league with 64 touchbacks on kickoffs.
The Saints also have agreed to terms with free-agent running back Latavius Murray on a four-year contract.
Murray played for the last two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings following four seasons with the Raiders. He was a sixth-round draft pick by Oakland in 2013.
Murray ran for 578 yards with six touchdowns in 16 games, including six starts, for the Vikings in 2018. His 26 rushing touchdowns since 2016 rank fourth in the NFL.
The 29-year-old Murray was a Pro Bowl pick with the Raiders in 2015, when he ran for 1,066 yards and caught 41 passes for 232 yards. It was his only 1,000-yard season.
