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Chiefs make Harrison Butker the highest-paid kicker in the NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs have done such a fine job putting together their roster, they even have to pay their kicker.
Harrison Butker is the highest-paid kicker in the NFL with a new contract extension agreed to on Monday, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. The deal is worth $25.6 million over four years, includes $17.75 million guaranteed and extends Butker through the 2028 season, via ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens might be asking for a raise after hearing that news.
Butker negotiated the deal himself, Rapoport said. Butker is coming off an excellent season, having hit 33 of 35 field-goal attempts and all 38 extra-point attempts last season.
Butker has been a big part of the Chiefs’ three Super Bowl wins, including a championship-winning field goal with just eight seconds to go against the Philadelphia Eagles two seasons ago. He has not made a Pro Bowl or been named first-team All-Pro because Tucker has dominated those lists throughout his career, but Butker has bested him in one important category with his new contract