Following arguably the best season of his career, Jason Myers has been rewarded with a new contract extension by the Seattle Seahawks.
Jason Myers gets contract extension with Seahawks.
The Seahawks didn’t wait long to retain one of their key potential free agents, announcing Wednesday that they have signed Pro Bowl kicker Jason Myers to a new four-year contract.
Myers went undrafted in 2013 out of Marist, and caught on with the Jacksonville Jaguars, spending three seasons with them from 2015-17.
He kicked one season for the New York Jets in 2018 after spending that offseason with the Seahawks before being cut. However, Myers found his way back to Seattle in 2019.
| Contract: | 4 yr(s) / $21,100,000 |
| Signing Bonus | – |
| Average Salary | $5,275,000 |
| Total Guarantees | – |
| Guaranteed at Signing | – |
| Free Agent: | 2027 / UFA |
Myers is coming off an impressive season, in which he earned his second career Pro Bowl bid. He made 34-of-37 field-goal attempts, and 41 of 42 extra points. He finished tied for fifth in field-goal percentage (91.9%), and tied for fifth in made extra points.
Myers ended the regular season with a bang, as he made a 32-yard game-winning field goal in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams — redeeming his 46-yard miss at the end of regulation.
And they did it by making him the second-highest paid kicker in the NFL. A league source confirmed that Myers is getting a four-year contract worth up to $21.1 million, as initially reported by both ESPN and the NFL Network.
At an average of $5.275 million, Myers will make more than any kicker in the NFL on a per-year basis other than Baltimore’s Justin Tucker at $6 million. Myers reportedly can make up to $22.6 million with incentives.
Myers, who turns 32 in May, tied the Seahawks record with 34 field goals in 2022, also setting a career high, and missed just three, hitting 91.9%, fifth-best in the NFL.