Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets $168 million contract after helping Seahawks win Super Bowl
NY Post
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is being paid handsomely for his breakout season.
The star Seahawks receiver and AP Offensive Player of the Year received a four-year, $168.8 million extension Monday, making him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history, ESPN reported.
Smith-Njigba will make an average of $42.15 million per year, and the deal includes over $120 million in guaranteed money.
In his third year in the league, Smith-Njigba became one of the game’s newest stars. He led the NFL with 1,793 receiving yards on 119 catches while hauling in 10 touchdowns. He added another 199 yards in the playoffs to lead Seattle to its second Super Bowl in franchise history in February.
But that breakout didn’t come out of nowhere. In his first two years, Smith-Njigba showed his potential. After being selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, he finished with 628 yards in his rookie season, then broke the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time with 1,130 yards in 2024.
Monday’s deal comes after comments Smith-Njigba made following the Super Bowl that he should be the NFL’s highest-paid receiver.
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