Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed on Thursday to a five-year, $275m contract extension that makes him one of many highest-paid quarterbacks in NFL historical past, based on a number of studies.
Lawrence’s deal consists of $200m assured and a $37.5m signing bonus, mentioned the one who spoke to the Related Press on situation of anonymity as a result of neither aspect had introduced the contract publicly. ESPN and the NFL Community additionally reported the information.
Lawrence will get a mean of $55m yearly in the course of the deal, tying him with Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow for essentially the most in NFL historical past.
The profitable bump comes almost a month after Detroit gave Jared Goff a four-year extension price $212m that made him the second-highest paid quarterback within the league. Goff’s common wage is $53m.
Lawrence is now the sixth QB making greater than $50m a 12 months, becoming a member of Burrow, Goff, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts. Lawrence is the 14th to high $40m yearly, and he’s the youngest on the record.
The 24-year-old is 21-31 as a starter in three seasons, together with 1-1 within the playoffs, and has a hefty 60 turnovers in three seasons. The Georgia native and former Clemson star has accomplished almost 64% of his passes for 11,770 yards, with 58 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. He additionally has 11 speeding touchdowns and 21 fumbles misplaced.
The Jaguars level to a 19-game stretch spanning the 2022-23 seasons by which Lawrence was at his finest. He threw for 4,713 yards, with 29 TDs and 11 interceptions, as Jacksonville went 14-5 throughout that span. Common supervisor Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson consider it’s a glimpse of what Lawrence can do when wholesome and buzzing.
However he’s coming off an injury-filled season that Baalke known as “alarming.”
The highest decide within the 2021 draft missed the primary sport of his skilled profession following a sprained proper shoulder sustained in Week 16 at Tampa Bay.
Lawrence additionally missed vital follow time due to different accidents: a sprained left knee in Week 6, a sprained proper ankle in Week 13 and a concussion in Week 15.
The damage woes performed an element within the worst late-season collapse in franchise historical past. The Jaguars (9-8) dropped 5 of their last six video games and missed the postseason after spending three months atop the AFC South.
Lawrence seemingly regressed due to the accidents. He threw for 4,016 yards, with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He additionally ran for 4 scores, misplaced seven fumbles and was sacked a career-high 35 occasions.
Baalke vowed to improve the staff’s offensive line and responded by re-signing left guard Ezra Cleveland and including veteran heart Mitch Morse in free company after which drafting a possible future starter with fourth-round decide Javon Foster out of Missouri.
Baalke additionally revamped Lawrence’s receiving group by changing Calvin Ridley, Zay Jones and Jamal Agnew with first-round speedster Brian Thomas Jr, former Buffalo starter Gabe Davis and Devin Duvernay.
These offseason strikes might assist Lawrence attain his potential and eventually be the generational quarterback the Jaguars thought they drafted three years in the past.
