Dallas Cowboys' Orlando Scandrick signs two-year extension

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick has agreed terms on a two-year contract extension, the club confirmed on Friday.

The new deal, which will run until 2018, will see Scandrick earn an extra £5.5m in guarantees but will also save the franchise £2.7m per year on the salary cap.

"The Cowboys added another two years to Orlando Scandrick's contract on Friday afternoon," the club said in a statement on their official website.

Scandrick has 59 tackles in 13 games so far this season.