Source - DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks agree to three-year, $72 million extension

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks and star wide receiver DK Metcalf have agreed to a three-year, $72 million extension that includes $58.2 million in guarantees, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.

The guaranteed total includes a $30 million signing bonus, the source said, the highest ever for a wide receiver.

The deal brings a quick end to Metcalf's two-day «hold in» and locks up one of the top performers of the Seahawks' future. The 24-year-old Metcalf, who had one year and just under $4 million left on his rookie contract, is now signed through 2025.

The $24 million new-money average of his extension makes Metcalf the Seahawks' highest-paid player, surpassing safety Jamal Adams at $17.5 million, and cements him as the new face of the franchise now that Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner are gone.

Metcalf and Stefon Diggs of the Bills are now tied for having the sixth-highest annual average salary among NFL receivers.

The three-year length of the extension is shorter than the Seahawks typically prefer for big-money second contracts, and it puts Metcalf on track to become a free agent at age 28. It also came with a shorter wait than some of the Seahawks' recent megadeals that weren't finalized until well into training camp.

Metcalf reported to camp on time Tuesday but didn't take part in the first two practices as his agent, Tory Dandy, and the Seahawks continued to negotiate. Coach Pete Carroll made it clear that his nonparticipation was contract-related and not due to Metcalf's surgically repaired foot.

Metcalf's future in Seattle seemed somewhat uncertain earlier this offseason, after general manager John Schneider publicly expressed sticker shock at some of the megadeals that caused the receiver market