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Jaxon Smith-Njigba contract details: How Seahawks made star highest-paid WR in NFL history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Seattle Seahawks are signing star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a record-breaking contract extension worth $168.6 million, per Adam Schefter.
The deal comes a few days after the Seahawks picked up Smith-Njigba's fifth-year option, allowing the two sides more time to work out a long-term extension. The four-year deal links the wide receiver to Seattle through the 2031 season.
The 2025 season represented the first year in Smith-Njigba's short career that he was featured as the No. 1 wide receiver in the Seahawks ' offense. While many doubted his ability to lead an offense, he responded with a season that earned him Offensive Player of the Year honors, finishing with 1,793 yards, the most in the NFL.
Here is more on Smith-Njigba's record-setting contract extension.
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Jaxson Smith-Njigba contract details
Smith-Njigba signed a four-year deal worth $168.6 million. This deal makes him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history, and was expected despite the lone year as a WR1 in the offense.
The deal averages $42.15 million per year, and more than $120 million in total guarantees. Smith-Njigba has now set the wide receiver record for the highest-paid contract extension, the most annual average value for a contract, and the most guaranteed money in history.
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