NASHVILLE — Anyone who doubts that an NFL offensive guard is worth $100 million needs only to look at the player Peter Skoronski lines up against every day in practice during training camp.
That would be All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons.
“You can’t tell me the guys that have to block that guy aren’t important too,” Skoronski said Friday night after the Tennessee Titans held an intrasquad scrimmage at Nissan Stadium.
Now the 6-foot-4, 330-pounder has done his part to reset the pay scale for interior offensive linemen, with the Titans announcing Friday they had signed him to a multiyear extension making Skoronski the NFL’s highest-paid player at his position.
“That’s always a good thing to help the market along and help other guys along too,” Skoronski said. “I think that’s a positive thing. But yeah, there’s a reason, because we have a tough job, and I think defenses now key on that, too — that the interior line is where the pocket starts.”