DK Metcalf contract details Extension from Seahawks includes record signing bonus for a WR
Consider DK Metcalf's hold-in with the Seahawks over.The fourth-year wide receiver on Trevor Bauer Jersey Thursday agreed to a ma sive contract extension with the team through the 2025 season. The deal includes the largest signing bonus in NFL history for a wideout.The Ole Mi s product, who has 3,170 yards and 29 touchdowns receiving in three seasons with Seattle, will now be paid like one of the game's top players at his position, the value for which has been overhauled and rewritten several times this offseason by Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, Tyreek Hill and others.The move also works out well for the Seahawks; Metcalf will continue to be a part of a rebuilding team that moved on from quarterback Ru sell Wilson in the offseason. The record signing bonus will be prorated over the course of the extension.MORE: Here's everything you need to know about Metcalf's record-setting extension with the Seahawks, and what it means for him and the team moving forward: , Metcalf agreed to a three-year, $72 million contract extension with Seattle through the 2025 season. Of that total, $58.2 million is guaranteed. The pact includes a $30 million signing bonus the biggest ever for a receiver.Metcalf has said since May that he intended to sign a new deal with the Seahawks in this, the final year of his rookie contract (and the first year he can renegotiate it)."I will say, we're Yasiel Puig Jersey going to get something done," Metcalf said at the time. "I think I'm going to be in Seattle for the next coming years."Good to hear DK Metcalf confirm that he will be resigning with the Seahawks Sami Jarjour (@SamiOnTap) That prediction came true Thursday with the extension.MORE: Metcalf has been one of the most productive receivers Joe Morgan Jersey in the NFL since his rookie season in 2019. He ranks 11th in receiving yards over the past three seasons, and he ranks at or near the top of every major receiving category among receivers taken in the 2019 NFL Draft.YearCatchesYardsTDs20195890072020831,3031020217596712Total2163,17029Metcalf could have played his final season in Seattle in 2022 and then looked elsewhere as an unrestricted free agent ahead of the 2023 season. In that scenario, however, Metcalf would have been paid only a $3.99 million base salary in 2022, not including a $338,827 bonus.With the extension, he now becomes one of the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL, with an average annual value (AAV) of $24 million that rivals those of other receivers signed to ma sive contracts this offseason. His $30 million signing bonus is the highest in NFL history for a receiver.PlayerLengthSalaryAAVGuaranteedTyreek Hill4 years$120 million$30 million$72.2 millionDavante Adams5 years$141 million$28 million$65.7 millionCooper Kupp3 years$80 million$26.7 million$75 millionStefon Diggs4 years$104 million$26 million$70 millionA.J. Brown4 years$100 million$25 million$ Homer Bailey Jersey 57.22 millionDK Metcalf3 years$72 million*$24 million$58.2 millionTerry McLaurin3 years$71 million$23.33 million$53 millionMetcalf clearly will be considered a cornerstone of Seattle's rebuild in 2022 and beyond (Seattle reportedly turned down hefty trade offers from the Jets and other teams). It remains to be seen whether Seattle can get him the ball adequately in 2022. Geno Smith and Drew Lock are battling for the starting QB position .It stands to reason that Seattle could be looking for a new quarterback next offseason if neither one works out. It could make another trade or draft a QB among a group that's headed by C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Bryce Young of Alabama.Either way, look for Seattle to ensure its star Joey Votto Jersey receiver produces at a level that's commensurate with his new contract. Related Articles
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