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Adam SchefterMar 23, 2026, 01:29 PM<\/p>\n
Close<\/a> ESPN NFL Insider Multiple Authors<\/p>\n Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a>, the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, has reached agreement with the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> on a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n The deal averages $42.15 million per year and includes over $120 million guaranteed, both setting records for a wide receiver.<\/p>\n With this new agreement, the two-time Pro Bowler is contractually tied to Seattle through the 2031 season. The Seahawks already exercised Smith-Njigba’s fifth-year option<\/a> for 2027 — worth approximately $23.9 million — last week.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n Smith-Njigba’s deal with the Seahawks is the latest jump in the wide receiver market — one that will impact the division rival Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, who could be working on a Puka Nacua<\/a> extension this offseason. Nacua is entering the final year of his deal in 2026.<\/p>\n Smith-Njigba’s salary eclipses the previous high for a wide receiver: Ja’Marr Chase<\/a>‘s deal with the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, which has an average annual value of $40.25 million. The receivers with the next-highest average annual value after Chase: Justin Jefferson<\/a> ($35 million), CeeDee Lamb<\/a> ($34 million), DK Metcalf<\/a> ($33 million) and Garrett Wilson<\/a> ($32.5 million).<\/p>\n In addition to Smith-Njigba, a 2023 first-round draft pick, the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks previously extended star left tackle Charles Cross<\/a>, their first-round selection in 2022. Seattle’s other 2023 first-round pick, star cornerback Devon Witherspoon<\/a>, is also eligible for an extension.<\/p>\n Smith-Njigba, 24, set career highs in receptions (119), receiving yards (1,793) and touchdown receptions (10) en route to being named a first-team All-Pro in 2025. In three postseason games, he had 17 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adam SchefterMar 23, 2026, 01:29 PM Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-555469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books<\/p>\n