National Football League

Saints, Hartley agree on 5-year deal

Published Mar. 3, 2011 12:00 p.m. ET

foxsports

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says kicker Garrett Hartley has agreed to a new five-year contract with the club.

Hartley, one of the heroes of the Saints' 2009-10 Super Bowl title run, was briefly benched last season after several short-range misses, but finished 20 of 25 on field goals.

Four of Hartley's misses came from 39 yards and in. Beyond that distance, Hartley made eight of nine kicks, hitting both from 50 or more yards.

During the playoffs two seasons ago, Hartley hit the winning field goal in the NFC title game and then became the first NFL kicker to connect on three field goals of 40-plus yards in a Super Bowl.

The Saints are not releasing terms of the deal announced Thursday.