Sources - Jaycee Horn, Panthers reach 4-year, $100M extension - ESPN

Jaycee Horn will become the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history after agreeing to a four-year extension with the Carolina Panthers through the 2029 season, it was announced Monday.

The deal, negotiated by Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta, is for $100 million and includes $70 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. It averages $25 million per season and could reach a maximum of $108 million, sources told ESPN.

Horn, the No. 8 pick in the 2021 draft, earned his first Pro Bowl selection after finishing with 68 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception for the Panthers last season.

«Jaycee is obviously the focal point of the defense,» general manager Dan Morgan said at the NFL scouting combine.