The Inexperienced Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year, $88 million contract extension with proper sort out Zach Tom, NFL Community reviews.
The deal has a most worth of $92 million and features a $30.2 million signing bonus that’s the largest ever for an NFL offensive lineman, based on the report. It’s not clear from the report what would escalate the contract’s worth to $92 million.
Tom, 26, is approaching his fourth NFL season. He’s began every of Inexperienced Bay’s video games the final two seasons, however has by no means made a Professional Bowl.
The Packers chosen Tom within the fourth spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. He was a part-time participant as a rookie who performed in 9 video games, together with 5 begins halfway by means of the season. He break up his time as a rookie between left sort out and left guard.
Tom earned the beginning job at proper sort out forward of the 2023 season and has held down the place since. His efficiency and reliability on the place compelled the Packers to award him with a profitable long-term deal that features a historic signing bonus.
The deal for Tom marks a major pay increase over the four-year, $4.16 million contract he signed as a rookie. For the Packers, it ensures that Tom gained’t go away in free company subsequent offseason and secures the fitting sort out place by means of the 2029 marketing campaign as Inexperienced Bay appears to capitalize on quarterback Jordan Love’s prime.
Love, additionally 26, is enjoying on a four-year, $220 million contract that extends by means of the 2028 season. Since taking on for Aaron Rodgers as Inexperienced Bay’s beginning quarterback in 2023, Love has led the Packers to consecutive playoff appearances. Inexperienced Bay superior to the divisional spherical in 2023 and misplaced within the wild-card spherical final season to the eventual Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The purpose in Inexperienced Bay this season and past is to construct on these playoff appearances into Tremendous Bowl rivalry.