The Jacksonville Jaguars and Maurice Jones-Drew agreed to a contract extension today that makes him one of the three highest-paid running backs in the NFL, ESPN.com reports.

Jones-Drew signed a five-year, $31 million contract of which $17.5 million is guaranteed. The only two backs currently with bigger deals now are Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams and Larry Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs, with five-year deals worth $48.5 million and $43.14 million respectively. Jones-Drew was entering the final year of his contract and was set to make $535,000.

The former 2006 second-round pick out of UCLA has averaged 4.8 yards a carry, 9.5 yards per-reception, and scored 34 rushing touchdowns during his career. He gained 824 yards on 197 carries and rushed for 12 touchdowns last year. "I still love the game," Jones-Drew said. "I'm going to play the way I play. Nothing's going to change. You see some guys get paid and they kind of shut it down. That's not how I was raised, that's not how I ever played the game before. I'm going to continue to play and work hard and do everything I can to help this team win."

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