NFL salaries see an increase with each passing year. As the league swells in value and television contracts bring in big money, the salary cap is on a constant rise, and there was quite the spike for the 2024 off-season.
The rise in cash was apparent during the free agent period for the current off-season. And while no one matched the absurd amount of money that Deshaun Watson was guaranteed a couple of years back, there were some massive deals handed out to various free agents around the league.
NFL: 5 Biggest Guaranteed Deals Signed In 2024 Free Agency
Top 2024 Free Agent Guarantee
QB: Cousins, $100M
RB: Barkley, $26M
WR: Ridley, $50M
TE: Parkinson, $15.5M
T: Onwenu, $36.5M
G: Hunt, $63M
C: Cushenberry, $30M
DT: Wilkins, $82.75M
ED: Hunter, $48M
LB: Al-Shaair, $21.5M
CB: Awuzie, $22.9M
S: McKinney, $23M
S/T: Lutz, $4.5M…
— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 24, 2024
Which players locked in the most cash? Here are the 5 largest contracts in terms of guaranteed money that have been signed so far this NFL off-season:
Kirk Cousins – $100 million guaranteed
The quarterback market this off-season wasn’t exactly a robust one, and many of the new faces got to new places by way of a trade. That meant that former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins was in high demand, and he wound up receiving the most guaranteed money of any free agent in 2024.
There were a few teams that showed interest, but it was ultimately the Atlanta Falcons who ponied up the big bucks. They gave Cousins a contract worth $180 million over four years, with a total of $100 million in guarantees. Even though he received the most in guarantees of any free agent this off-season, he still ranks 13th in the category overall.
Christian Wilkins – $82.75 million guaranteed
Christian Wilkins was one of the premiere free agents available during the 2024 process. He spent the first five seasons of his career becoming one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL while playing for the Dolphins, who decided that they…
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