Packers, Tucker Kraft agree to 4-year extension worth up to $92M — SkimNews
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- Tucker Kraft agreed to a 4-year extension with the Green Bay Packers worth up to $92M, with a $75M base value, $26.5M signing bonus, and an $18.75M average annual salary that ranks third among NFL tight ends.
- Kraft will receive $31.5M in Year 1 of the deal, which was finalized one day before the Packers' season opener against the Vikings.
- The extension completes a comeback from a torn ACL in his right knee — surgery came in mid-November after he had 32 catches, 489 yards, and 6 touchdowns through nine weeks, trailing only one tight end in scores at the time.
- Kraft practiced through training camp rehab without a new deal, starting on the PUP list but returning to individual drills by Day 3, 11-on-11 periods by Aug. 16, and full-contact work in a joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals by Aug. 26.
- The deal caps a flurry of Packers extensions this offseason alongside receivers Jayden Reed and Christian Watson plus defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, locking up every Green Bay offensive starter through at least the 2028 season.
- George Kittle (49ers) and Trey McBride (Cardinals) remain the league's top-paid tight ends at $19M per year, slightly ahead of Kraft's new average.
Why it matters: With every Packers offensive starter now under contract through at least 2028 after also extending Reed, Watson, and Wyatt, Green Bay has locked in its offensive core for the foreseeable future — and the $31.5M Kraft receives in Year 1 gives the team immediate cap certainty around a player coming off ACL surgery and a potentially record-breaking statistical pace.
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