ASHBURN, Va. -- Redskins right tackle Jon Jansen agreed to a six-year, $25 million contract to stay in Washington, where he has missed just one play in four seasons.

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The deal includes an $8 million signing bonus and keeps the 1999 second-round draft pick from Michigan from becoming a free agent at the end of the season.

"For most of the year, I just didn't see it working out,'' Jansen said. "It was my inexperience with negotiations. I'm extremely happy that it did.

"I sometimes wish I could have played 25, 30 years ago, when the decisions seemed to be a lot easier. Obviously, it's nice now because the money's a lot more.''

Keeping Jansen is a major victory for the Redskins, who didn't want to have to find a new tackle with so many other pressing needs in the upcoming offseason.

Nicknamed "Rock,'' Jansen had wrestled with testing the open market, particularly because his power-blocking mentality hasn't been an easy mesh in coach Steve Spurrier's pass-orientated offense.

"It's big news,'' cornerback Champ Bailey said. "To keep a guy like that, that's the type of thing we need around here. He's a big-time player.''