Tucker, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, will make an average of $6 million per season, the source said, which is $1 million more per season than any other kicker. Tucker’s new contract comes a week after Chris Boswell signed an extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers that had matched Tucker as the league’s highest-paid player at $5 million per season. Tucker, who had two years left on his current deal, is signed through 2027 and will receive a signing bonus and options totaling $11.5 million, according to the source. The extension also includes $17.5 million guaranteed, the source said, which is $5 million more than any other kicker. “It means the world to me to continue my career here in Baltimore,” Tucker told the team’s website after signing his contract. “It’s really special to know that I’ll be accounted for for the next six seasons.”
1 Related The 32-year-old Tucker has become one of the NFL’s all-time great kickers in his 10 seasons. Undrafted out of Texas, Tucker currently owns the best field goal percentage in NFL history (91%) as well as the league record for longest field goal (66 yards). He has been named to the All-Pro first team five times, which is two more than any other kicker. Since entering the league in 2012, he ranks first in the NFL in field goals (326) and points (1,360). Known to be clutch, Tucker is 16-for-16 on field goals in the final minute of regulation and has converted 58 consecutive fourth quarter/overtime attempts, marking the NFL’s longest active streak. Last season, his record 66-yard field goal beat the Detroit Lions as time expired in regulation. Asked about the talk that he could be in the Hall of Fame one day, Tucker said, “I really try not to think about that stuff. I heard it from my agent coming out of college, and it’s some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten. ever, next to my grandpa when I was trying out for the high school varsity team at Westlake (High School) in Austin; he said, “Justin, just kick the damn ball.”
