Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Record-Breaking Seahawks Contract

0:00It's March 23rd. This is NFL News Today, your AI-powered source for everything NFL. Seattle Seahawks, wide receiver Jackson Smith and Jigba, landed the richest deal ever for his position on Monday. His four-year extension is worth $168.6 million, averaging $42.5 million a year to top all other, receivers in the league. The contract guarantees over $120 million dollars, another record, and locks him in with Seattle through the 2031 season. It edges out Jamar Chase's 40.25 million annual average and Justin Jefferson's 35 million, setting a new bar for top, wide outs. Smith and Jigba earned the payday after a breakout 2025 campaign, catching 119 passes for 1,700, 93 yards and 10 touchdowns. That performance snagged him first team all pro honors, his second pro bull nod, and helped the Seahawks finish 14 and 3 while winning Super. Bull 60 over the New England Patriots. The team showed commitment to its stars by exercising his fifth year option last week for 23.9 million in 2027.

1:10Signing left tackle Charles Crosse to a four-year 104.4 million packed in January, and eyeing an extension for cornerback Devon, with a spoon soon. With their core intact, the defending champs gear up for 2026, where Smith and Jigba will chase another ring and prove his worth on. Football's biggest stage.