Packers agree to 4-year deal with safety Xavier McKinney: reports

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One of the top safeties is reportedly off the free agent market, as the Green Bay Packers and former New York Giants defensive captain Xavier McKinney agreed to terms on a four-year deal, his agent David Mulugheta told ESPN. 

McKinney’s deal with the Packers will be $68 million over four years. 

He replaces multiple Packers safeties on the market this offseason, including Darnell Savage, who agreed to a three-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier on Monday, the start of the NFL’s legal free agency tampering period. 

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Xavier McKinney of the New York Giants warms up for the Jaguars game at TIAA Bank Field on Oct. 23, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

McKinney all but confirmed the deal on X, where he posted, "Say cheese!" in reference to the Packers' "cheesehead" fans. 

The Packers have Jonathan Owens and Rudy Ford, two safeties who played significant snaps last season, as free agents. 

McKinney, a second-round pick by the Giants in 2020, was not hit with the franchise tag this offseason, suggesting GM Joe Schoen was going to let him go find a new home in the NFL. 

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This comes after McKinney set a career-high in tackles with 116 combined last season with three interceptions, 11 passes defended and one forced fumble. He also had two fumble recoveries for New York in a lackluster 2023 campaign that followed a playoff berth in 2022. 

McKinney infamously missed eight games during that 2022 season after an ATV accident in Cabo during the team’s bye week caused a hand