Ravens, Kyle Hamilton agree to 4-year, $100.4M extension - ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Kyle Hamilton and the Baltimore Ravens have reached agreement on a four-year, $100.4 million extension that is the largest deal for a safety in NFL history, his agents, Kyle McCarthy and Brian Murphy of Athletes First, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

The deal includes $82 million guaranteed, surpassing the previous record of $45 million for a safety. The $25.1 million average annual value on the deal also pushes Hamilton past the Detroit Lions' Kerby Joseph ($21.25 million) for tops in the NFL.

The extension ties Hamilton to Baltimore through the 2030 season.

After calling the record-setting deal «a dream come true,» Hamilton reflected on his draft night three years ago. Considered a top-five prospect, Hamilton surprisingly fell to the Ravens at No. 14.

«Some people said some things about where I was drafted [and] this and that and where I could be drafted. And at the time I think I was the least mad at anybody,» Hamilton said. «I knew that I came to the right place. Sometimes you got to see the bigger picture.»

Hamilton is the first Ravens player to become the NFL's highest-paid safety since Ed Reed signed a six-year, $40 million deal in 2006.

«I think the deal really does speak to how we feel about Kyle,» Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said. «The highest-paid safety in the NFL… that's a responsibility that we don't take lightly. We've had a few players over the years become the highest paid at their position, and I think when you are the highest paid, that's an important distinction and I think Kyle has proven that he's going to carry that very well and we expect him to continue to be an impact player on our defense for years to come.»

Hamilton, 24, had been under contract through 2026