Jalen Hurts' record $255M extension: Numbers to know

PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Jalen Hurts' rapid ascent hit a record high Monday.

He and the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a $255 million five-year contract extension that, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, includes $179.304 million guaranteed. The $51 million average annual value is the largest in league history, putting him ahead of the likes of Aaron Rodgers ($50.3 million), Russell Wilson ($49 million) Kyler Murray ($46.1 million), Deshaun Watson ($46 million) and Patrick Mahomes ($45 million).

It's dizzying to think about how quickly things accelerated: Hurts was drafted in the second round of 2020 to be Carson Wentz's backup and took over as full-time starter in 2021 after Wentz was traded to the Indianapolis Colts. Hurts led the Eagles to a 9-7 record and a playoff bid that season with mixed individual results totaling 26 touchdowns (16 passing, 10 rushing) to nine interceptions while finishing 26th in completion percentage (61.3). But he showed dramatic improvement this past season, putting together an MVP-level campaign en route to an appearance in Super Bowl LVII.

The total value of his new deal is nearly double what the team gave Wentz in 2019 (four years, $129 million). Despite how poorly things shook out with that one, the organization showed no hesitation in giving Hurts a massive payday — even agreeing to include the first no-trade clause in Philadelphia's history.

«You've got to look at the individual player, and that's not to be critical to anyone we've given a contract to that hasn't worked out,» general manager Howie Roseman said in February. «But I think when we talk about Jalen, we're talking about a guy we have tremendous confidence in, a guy that we want to be here for a long time.»

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