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Chargers secure young tackle through 2011

By Kevin Acee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER


August 31, 2006

The Chargers yesterday reworked right tackle Shane Olivea's contract, locking him up through 2011.
The deal calls for Olivea to make $7.5 million in bonuses and $20 million over its life. With incentives, the deal could max out at $24 million.

“Today is a dream fulfilled,” Olivea said. “When my agent called me to tell me that the deal was done, I was physically shaking. Every sprint, every extra push-up, every extra lift and every time I decided to go work out instead of going to a party or some thing . . . everything was validated today. Today made it worth it.


“My father is turning 75 this year, and I'm going to call my parents and tell them that they're retired. I'm going to buy my dad a car. I'm going to open a checking account for my parents and take care of them. My mom and dad made so many sacrifices for me. If I'm half the parents they are, I'll be doing all right. I'm pumped about getting to take care of them.”

The average new money in the deal ($4.5 million per year) makes Olivea the sixth-highest-paid right tackle in the NFL.

Olivea has started 31 of 32 games in the two seasons since the Chargers made him a seventh-round pick in 2004.
He is the 17th core Chargers player signed through 2009 and the third offensive lineman bound to the team for at least that long, joining second-round draft pick Marcus McNeill (2009) and center Nick Hardwick (2011).

The team continues to work on a new deal for left guard Kris Dielman.