OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Justin Tucker signed a four-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens, the team announced Monday, which a source said is worth $24 million and continues to make Tucker the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
Tucker, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, will make an average of $6 million per season, the source said, which is $1 million more per season than any other kicker. Tucker’s new deal comes a week after Chris Boswell signed an extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers that tied Tucker for being the league’s highest-paid player at $5 million per season.
Tucker, who had two years left on his current deal, is now signed through 2027 and will receive signing bonuses and options totaling $11.5 million, according to the source. The extension also includes $17.5 million guaranteed, the source said, which is $5 million more than any other kicker.
“It means everything to me to continue my career here in Baltimore,” Tucker told the team’s website after signing his contract. “It’s really special to know that I’ll be reporting for the next six seasons.”
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Tucker, 32, has become one of the NFL’s all-time great kickers in his 10 seasons. Undrafted out of Texas, Tucker currently holds the best field goal percentage in NFL history (91%) as well as the league record for longest field goal (66 yards).
He has been selected to the All-Pro first team five times, twice as many as any other kicker. Since entering the league in 2012, he ranks first in the NFL in field goals made (326) and points (1,360).
Known for being very good, Tucker is 16-16 on field goals in the final minute of regulation and has made 58 consecutive fourth quarter/overtime attempts, the longest active streak in the NFL. Last season, his record 66-yard field goal beat the Detroit Lions as regulation time expired.
Asked about talk of being inducted into the Hall of Fame one day, Tucker said, “I really try not to think about that stuff. I heard from my agent when he was out of college, and it’s some of the best advice I ever got, right next to my grandfather when I was trying out for the varsity team at Westlake High School (High School) in Austin; he said, “Justin, just kick the damn ball.”
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