Jacksonville made quarterback Trevor Lawrence one of the highest-paid players in NFL history on Thursday evening.
Lawrence and the Jaguars agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension worth $275 million, including $200 million in total guarantees and $142 million fully guaranteed, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The deal includes a signing bonus worth $37.5 million.
The 2021 No. 1 overall NFL draft pick’s reported $55 million average annual salary ties that of Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow, the largest of any player in league history.
With Lawrence set to break the threshold, six quarterbacks now average at least $50 million in annual salary, with Detroit’s Jared Goff, Los Angeles’ Justin Herbert, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts filling out the rest of the group.
Jaguars Wire has compiled the top 20 average annual salaries for NFL quarterbacks following Lawrence’s extension below.
Contract details via Over the Cap, except for Lawrence’s, which were reported by NFL Network.
While Burrow and Lawrence have equal average annual salaries now, Burrow wins the tiebreaker in the highest-paid quarterback competition given his $146.5 million in full guarantees, compared to Lawrence’s $142 million.
Cousins edges out Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes here. They’re tied in average annual salary at $45 million, but Cousins’ contract includes $90 million fully guaranteed compared to Mahomes’ $63.1 million. Mahomes beats Cousins in total guarantees ($141 million versus $100 million) due to the length of his deal, 10 years.
Prescott, Los Angeles’ Matthew Stafford and New York’s Daniel Jones each average $40 million in annual salary and are listed in order of full guarantees as a tiebreaker. Prescott, who is entering the final season of his contract, signed for $95 million fully guaranteed, Jones signed for $81 million and Stafford signed for $63 million.
Tied with New Orleans’ Derek Carr in average annual salary, Rodgers wins the tiebreaker here with $75 million fully guaranteed in his deal compared to Carr’s $60 million.