Sources - Packers, RT Zach Tom reach 4-year, $88M extension - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A month ago, Zach Tom did not want to discuss whether he would insist on a new contract with the Green Bay Packers before the start of this season. He doesn't have to entertain that possibility anymore.

The fourth-year right tackle agreed to a four-year, $88 million contract extension on Monday, sources told ESPN. The deal also includes a $30.2 million signing bonus that is believed to be the largest ever for an offensive lineman.

The Washington Commanders' Laremy Tunsil and former Packers tackle David Bakhtiari (in 2020) received the previous highest signing bonus for an offensive lineman at $30 million in their extensions.

Negotiations wrapped up one day before Packers veteran players were scheduled to report for training camp. This after Tom took part in the entire offseason workout program rather than choosing to wait until a new deal could get done.

«I don't really think it'll do me any good to sit out,» Tom said last month. «I'm trying not to worry about the contract situation. I'm just trying to do what's best for the team. And being here with the guys, I think that's worth a lot more than — the contract situation will take care of itself. So, I'm just here working and grinding with the guys. If I wasn't here, I'd probably be somewhere just not doing anything, I don't know. So, yeah, I want to be here obviously.»

The Packers are going through some shuffling on the offensive line, and there was a possibility that Tom could be moved. However, this deal ensures he will remain at tackle.

Last season, Tom finished third in the All-Pro voting among right tackles behind the Detroit Lions' Penei Sewell and Philadelphia Eagles' Lane Johnson.

«I think he can play any position,» Packers coach Matt LaFleur