Updated: August 22, 2011, 11:11 PM ET
The Cleveland Browns have reached an agreement with Pro Bowl offensive tackle Joe Thomas on a seven-year contract extension.
The deal is worth $84 million with roughly $44 million guaranteed, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
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Agent Peter Schaffer told The Associated Press on Monday night that the sides had been working on the deal for some time and that he was pleased that Thomas will have long-term security with the Browns.
A Browns spokesman said the team has no announcement planned.
Thomas said he's thrilled to be staying in Cleveland.
"I am just so excited that I get to continue my career with the Cleveland Browns," Thomas said in an email to the AP. "I think something really special is happening here and it makes me very happy to get to start and finish my career in front of the best fans in the NFL. I love the city, fans, and the organization."
Thomas, who has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his four NFL seasons, was entering the final year of the rookie contract he signed after being taken with the No. 3 overall selection in the 2007 draft. Last week, Thomas said he was excited about the direction the Browns were headed under president Mike Holmgren, general manager Tom Heckert and first-year coach Pat Shurmur.
"There's now a very solid plan," Thomas said. "Everybody in this organization is rowing the ship in the same direction -- for once."
Schaffer said Thomas did not want to make a big deal about his extension, and chose to keep it private.
In only a few weeks of training camp, Thomas has been pleased with the Browns' improvement under Shurmur, his third head coach in less than five seasons.
"I've been really impressed," Thomas said. "The staff they have put together is phenomenal with the number of guys who have been head coaches in the league. A lot of different experiences, and they've coached in a lot of different styles, a lot of different schemes and systems. They're really focused on teaching and I think that's the thing that has impressed me most about coach Shurmur. He's a really hands-on teacher. He's on the field coaching (quarterback) Colt McCoy up for every read and every throw. He's talking to the receivers. He's talking to the offensive linemen and tight ends. He's throwing his two cents in there on defense.
"It's been great."
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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