Trevor Lawrence extension: Jaguars make star QB highest-paid player in NFL history with 5-year, $275M contract

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The Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence have reached an agreement on a five-year, $275 million deal, making him tied with Joe Burrow for the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history, CBS Sports Senior NFL Insider Jonathan Jones confirmed.

Lawrence becomes the fourth quarterback to make $200 million fully guaranteed in a contract, joining Deshaun Watson (who received $230 million guaranteed in his 2022 deal), Joe Burrow ($219.01 million in guarantees) and Justin Herbert ($218.7 million guaranteed). Lawrence gets $142 million at signing, per ESPN, and will make an average annual salary of $55 million per year — tying Burrow for the biggest per-year salary in the league. 

Lawrence is entering his fourth year in the NFL and had a fifth-year option in 2025 set for $25.7 million before the extension.

Highest-paid QB contracts in NFL

Trevor Lawrence

5 years, $275 million

$55 million

Joe Burrow

5 years, $275 million

$55 million

Jared Goff

4 years, $212 million

$53 million

Justin Herbert4 years, $262.5 million$52.5 millionLamar Jackson4 years, $260 million$52 million

The Jaguars just gave Josh Allen $150 million over five years in April, making him the first $100 million player in franchise history. Lawrence tops Allen’s record-setting deal, becoming the first player to have a $200 million contract in Jaguars history. 

Lawrence is coming off a season during which he led the NFL with 21 giveaways and went 0-5 in his last five starts to miss the playoffs. Lawrence has finished with 20-plus giveaways in two of his three seasons, and his 21 fumbles lost are tied with Tony Banks for the most by a player in his first three seasons (stat first tracked in 1991). Lawrence has more fumbles lost than any other player in the past three…

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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2024-06-13 23:39:51

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