Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba has signed a historic $170million extension with the team – making him the highest-paid wide receiver of all time.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Smith-Njigba, who played an integral part in Seattle’s Super Bowl triumph last season, will earn $42.15m per year from his new deal, which includes more than $120m guaranteed.
The 24-year-old was named 2025 NFL Offensive Player of the Year after registering 119 catches for 1,793 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in the regular season, the best numbers of his career to date.
In the postseason, he also had 17 receptions for 199 receiving yards and two touchdowns on the Seahawks’ way to Super Bowl glory.
Smith-Njigba’s extension keeps him in Seattle through the 2031 season. The team had already exercised his $23.9m fifth-year option for 2027 last week.
The two-time Pro Bowler’s record-breaking deal eclipses the previous high for a wide receiver, which the Cincinnati Bengals set when they handed Ja’Marr Chase a contract worth $40.25m per year in March 2025.
Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba has signed a historic $170million extension
The 24-year-old, who won the Super Bowl last season, is the highest-paid wide receiver ever
Justin Jefferson ($35m), CeeDee Lamb ($34m), DK Metcalf ($33m) and Garrett Wilson ($32.5m) follow the pair in the list of expensive wideouts.
Smith-Njigba’s monster deal is likely to put pressure on division rivals the Los Angeles Rams, who are expected to negotiate an extension for their own star wide receiver, Puka Nacua, this offseason.
Nacua is entering the final year of his deal in 2026, and the Seahawks have now set a precedent by handing out a $170m contract to their own key man.
Smith-Njigba only just wrapped up his third year in the NFL after being selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2023 Draft.
The former Ohio State receiver is yet to miss a game in each of his three seasons, with 2025 marking his first appearance in the playoffs.
And it was a postseason debut to remember as Seattle dispatched of the San Francisco 49ers, Rams and New England Patriots to clinch its first Super Bowl since 2013.
