The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year, $88 million contract extension with right tackle Zach Tom, NFL Network reported.
The deal has a maximum value of $92 million and includes a $30.2 million signing bonus that is the largest ever for an NFL offensive lineman, according to the report. It’s not clear from the report what would escalate the contract’s value to $92 million.
Tom, 26, is approaching his fourth NFL season. He’s started each of Green Bay’s games the past two seasons, but he has never made a Pro Bowl.
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The Packers selected Tom in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. He was a part-time player as a rookie who played in nine games, including five starts midway through the season. He split his time as a rookie between left tackle and left guard.
Tom earned the starting job at right tackle ahead of the 2023 season and has held down the position since. His performance and reliability at the position compelled the Packers to award him with a lucrative long-term deal that includes a historic signing bonus.
The deal for Tom marks a significant pay raise over the four-year, $4.16 million contract he signed as a rookie. For the Packers, it ensures that Tom won’t leave in free agency next offseason and secures the right tackle position through the 2029 campaign as Green Bay looks to capitalize on quarterback Jordan Love’s prime.
Love, also 26, is playing on a four-year, $220 million contract that extends through the 2028 season. Since taking over for Aaron Rodgers as Green Bay’s starting quarterback in 2023, Love has led the Packers to consecutive playoff appearances. Green Bay advanced to the divisional round in 2023 and lost in the wild-card round last season to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The goal in Green Bay this season and beyond is to build on those playoff appearances and contend for a Super Bowl.
