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Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars agree to five-year, $275-million contract extension
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Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a massive long-term extension that will make him tied as the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history by annual average with Bengals' Joe Burrow .
Lawrence's deal with the Jaguars includes $200 million in guaranteed money, with $142 million fully guaranteed, the third-highest fully guaranteed deal among quarterbacks behind Burrow and Browns QB Deshaun Watson . Lawrence's deal is the largest in franchise history.
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That comes just months after the team handed outside linebacker Josh Allen the largest contract in franchise history.
Lawrence is fourth all-time in passing yards (11,770) and passing touchdowns (58) in franchise history.
The first to report the historic contract extension for Lawrence was NFL Media's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport later said that Lawrence would receive a $37.5 million signing bonus. He had two years remaining on his current deal, including the fifth-year option in 2025.
ESPN reported that Lawrence's new deal would start during the 2026 season, running through 2030.
Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke suggested in January that Lawrence's contract could get done before the start of the season this year. He again emphasized that point in the lead-up to this year's draft, mentioning that the organization and Lawrence's agency have had " great talks and conversations ."
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Lawrence himself said that it would be " ideal " if his contract got done before training camp began.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates his pass for a touchdown to Christian Kirk in October 2023. The fourth-year quarterback agreed to a contract extension worth a reported $275 million through 2030.
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Well, now, the deal is done.
Lawrence, entering the fourth year of his rookie deal, was originally selected by the Jaguars with the first-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Lawrence became the team's starting QB by Week 1 of his rookie season and has missed just one game in his career due to injury.
Trevor Lawrence stats: Jaguars QB's passes, touchdowns and interceptions
In three years for Jacksonville, Lawrence has completed 63.8% of his passes for 11,770 yards (taller than the height of Mount Everest), 58 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. He also rushed for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns through 50 games.
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After a tumultuous rookie season in the league under the guidance of former Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, Lawrence improved immensely, making the playoffs in his second season in the league, first under current head coach Doug Pederson.
After a 3-7 start to the season, the Jaguars went on a 6-1 run, defeating the Tennessee Titans in Week 18 for possession of the AFC South.
Lawrence's numbers in that span have contributed mightily to the narrative surrounding him currently. Lawrence completed 67.8% of his passes for 1,779 yards (254 yards per game), 12 touchdowns, two interceptions, 113 rushing yards and two rushing scores through the final seven games of that season.
Lawrence's heroics did not stop there.
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The Jaguars hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs that year, storming back from a 27-0 deficit in large part because of Jacksonville's stout second-half defense and Lawrence's success during end of the first half and through the second half of that game.
The Jaguars having quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16), seen here scoring on a two-point conversion in an AFC wild-card playoff win against the Los Angeles Chargers, gives them a significant edge over the rest of the AFC South division for the foreseeable future.
After starting the game with four interceptions, Lawrence rattled off four touchdown passes and a game-winning drive at the end of regulation to defeat the Chargers 31-30.
Trevor Lawrence injuries in season 3 lead to more losses
Lawrence is coming off an injury-riddled third season in the NFL where he suffered at least four major injuries including a knee injury, high ankle sprain, concussion and shoulder injury since Week 6 of the 2023 season.
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Lawrence missed most of the team's practices down the stretch and missed one game (Week 17 vs. Carolina), finishing the season 0-5 after an 8-3 start as the team's starting quarterback. The Jaguars missed the playoffs.
Entering this season, the Jaguars are expected to return to how the team played before injuries and losses began to pile up at the end of the season. That'll start with Lawrence.
Lawrence's contract was next in line to get done after other young QBs got their deals done a year ago, including Jared Goff , Lamar Jackson , Joe Burrow , Justin Herbert and Jalen Hurts .
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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