Washington locks up TE Jordan Reed, a force when healthy

Washington and tight end Jordan Reed finalized a multi-year contract extension for the 2013 third-round pick, the team announced on Thursday morning.

Via ProFootballTalk, it's a five-year deal worth just under $50 million, with $22 million guaranteed.

Reed had a breakout season in 2015, with a team-high 87 catches for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns, and was a huge part of the game plan when Washington played Green Bay in the postseason, with a game-high nine catches and 120 yards, with another score.

If those are the type of numbers Washington will get from Reed for the duration of his new contract, then it's certainly a great decision. But given his injury history, it's definitely a risk/reward proposition for the defending NFC East champions.

While at the University of Florida, Reed dealt with injuries to his right knee, hamstring and ankle, and was diagnosed with at least one concussion. In three seasons with Washington, Reed has played nine, 11 and 14 games, and in one game last year, when Washington faced the Eagles in Week 4, he suffered an MCL sprain, ankle injury and concussion.

Reed has been diagnosed with at least four concussions since college.

While Reed's past is shaky from a health standpoint, so was Rob Gronkowski's when the New England Patriots signed him to a six-year extension in 2012: there was the back issue that caused him to fall in the draft, and then a severly sprained ankle in the 2011 postseason. While endured a terrible stretch from 2011-2013, Gronkowski has been at full strength each of the last two seasons and a first-team All-Pro, and the Patriots' deal with him ($9 million per year) now looks like a bargain.