Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba recently said he expects to become the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL.
He got his wish with a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that includes $120 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports on Monday.
Smith-Njigba’s $42.15 million annual salary surpasses Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase, who averages $40.25 million per season on his four-year, $161 million deal.
“I think I deserve to be the highest-paid at my position, just what I give to the game and the community, I give it my all. And I think that’s worth a lot, lot more,” Smith-Njigba told WFAA-TV in February.
“I would play this game for free, I love this game so much, but you don’t have to. I’m learning to be a good businessman, and we need that check at the end of the day.”
The Seahawks had exercised Smith-Njigba’s fifth-year option last Friday.
He was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 when he set franchise records with 119 receptions and 1,793 receiving yards. He also caught 10 scoring passes.
He had 17 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns in the playoffs last season, including four receptions for 27 yards as the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl LX.
Smith-Njigba, who turned 24 in February, has 282 receptions for 3,551 yards and 20 touchdown catches in 51 NFL games (36 starts). The 20th overall pick in 2023 out of Ohio State is a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
Also Monday, Seattle reportedly matched Jacksonville’s offer and is retaining restricted free agent wide receiver Jake Bobo. The Jaguars signed him to a two-year, $5.5 million offer sheet last week that included $4.5 million guaranteed, per ESPN.
Bobo, 27, caught two passes for 20 yards in 11 games in last year’s regular season and added two catches for 33 yards and a touchdown during Seattle’s playoff run culminating with a Super Bowl victory. He has 34 receptions for 323 yards and three TDs in 45 games (three starts) since joining the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
–Field Level Media
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