One merchandise from the Chiefs’ remaining extension to-do record has been checked off. Kansas Metropolis has reached an settlement to make Harrison Butker the league’s highest-paid kicker, as first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter adds this pact might be 4 years in size and carry a price of $25.6M. $17.75M of that complete is assured. Butker was set to enter the ultimate 12 months of his pact, however Monday’s transfer means he might be tied to Kansas Metropolis by means of the 2028 marketing campaign.
Kansas Metropolis’s high extension priorities have been laid out, with basic supervisor Brett Veach naming heart Creed Humphrey, proper guard Trey Smith and linebacker Nick Bolton as players he hopes to keep in place beyond 2024. It stays to be seen what occurs with the members of that trio, however in any case, Butker’s Chiefs tenure will proceed for the foreseeable future.
The 29-year-old entered the league as a Panthers seventh-rounder in 2017, however his solely appearances have include Kansas Metropolis. Butker sports activities an accuracy fee of 89.1 % on field-goal makes an attempt and a 94.5 % mark on additional factors. This new pact carries an annual common worth of $6.4M, which strikes Butker forward of Justin Tucker within the place’s pecking order. The Ravens All-Professional and the Eagles’ Jake Elliott have been beforehand the one kickers connected to a $6M AAV.
Butker led the NFL in makes an attempt in 2017 and 2019, topping the league in made area targets throughout the latter marketing campaign. The Georgia Tech alum has demonstrated his leg power on quite a lot of events and his 62-yarder in 2022 was the longest made area objective within the NFL. His accuracy fee that season (75 %) was the bottom of his profession, however he rebounded final 12 months by going 33-for-35 within the common season. Butker additionally made all 19 of his playoff kicks.
The Chiefs have been the league’s elite on offense throughout a lot of the Patrick Mahomes period with the long run Corridor of Fame quarterback clearly being on the coronary heart of that success. Butker has performed his half by remaining constant all through his profession, although, attaining an accuracy fee of a minimum of 88.9 % on area targets in six of his seven seasons. He was resulting from obtain $3.84M in 2024 on his earlier deal, however now he has a increase and long-term safety in hand.