Eagles and Carson Wentz Agree to 4-Year Contract Extension
The Philadelphia Eagles and Carson Wentz agreed to a four-year contract extension tonight.
The deal will run through 2024, according to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The #Eagles and Carson Wentz have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension through 2024.
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) June 6, 2019
Grateful for this opportunity and excited for the future! 🙌🏻 #FlyEaglesFly #AO1 pic.twitter.com/1Cxn12lciD
— Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) June 6, 2019
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on the guaranteed money of the contract extension after the jump:
According to Schefter, the four-year extension includes $107 million-plus in guaranteed money, the largest guaranteed money ever paid to an NFL player. Russell Wilson set the record of $107 million guaranteed, which the Seahawks gave him this offseason.
Eagles are giving Carson Wentz a four-year, $128 million contract extension that include guarantees over $107 million, per source.
Wentz’s total deal is now six years for $154 million, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2019
Schefter also added that a source told him Wentz’s deal can escalate from $128 million to $144 million.
Carson Wentz’s deal also can escalate from $128 million to a max value of $144 million, per source. https://t.co/ye8feLiGSy
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2019
Wentz will be 31 when the contract expires.
