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Eagles and Carson Wentz Agree to 4-Year Contract Extension

By Coggin Toboggan

Published: Jun 6th, 2019 · 8:50 PM EDT

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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.

📰: https://t.co/2SuuznqaoX pic.twitter.com/8ze1NlcWt2

— 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.