JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars and pass-rusher Josh Allen reached settlement Wednesday on a five-year, $150 million contract that features $88 million assured, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The 2-time Professional Bowler had obtained the franchise tag from the Jaguars and was set to make $24 million in 2024 if he performed on that tender.
The Jaguars in March put the franchise tag on Allen, 26, who’s coming off one of the best season of his profession with a franchise-record 17.5 sacks, tied for second within the NFL final season.
PlayerAPYNick Bosa$34.2MChris Jones$31.8MJosh Allen$30M– ESPN Stats & Data
He ranks sixth in pressures (228) and is tied for tenth in sacks (32) within the NFL over the previous three seasons. Allen’s 45 sacks are second on the crew’s profession record, trailing chief Tony Brackens by 10 (55).
The Jaguars and Allen had till July 15 to comply with a long-term extension. His deal means solely two gamers leaguewide who have been tagged are nonetheless with out long-term offers — Tampa Bay Buccaneers security Antoine Winfield and Cincinnati Bengals broad receiver Tee Higgins — and sources informed Schefter final month that Higgins had requested a commerce.
The Jaguars picked Allen seventh general in 2019 and he had 10.5 sacks as a rookie taking part in alongside Calais Campbell (who had the earlier single-season franchise document with 14.5 sacks in 2017) and Yannick Ngakoue. A knee damage restricted him to eight video games in 2020 and he had 7.5 sacks in 2021 and seven.0 in 2022.
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Jaguars normal supervisor Trent Baalke didn’t supply Allen a contract extension after the 2022 season, primarily giving Allen a prove-it season in 2023 whereas he performed on the fifth-year possibility in his rookie contract. Allen responded with top-of-the-line seasons by a defensive participant in franchise historical past.
Allen is simply the third of the Jaguars’ 14 first-round draft picks from 2008 to 2020 to signal an extension with the crew, becoming a member of defensive deal with Tyson Alualu (2010) and quarterback Blake Bortles (2014).
The remainder have been both traded, lower or suspended earlier than their rookie contracts expired or performed out their rookie contracts and weren’t re-signed. Contemplating that 12 of these 14 gamers have been drafted within the high 10 — together with six within the high 5 — it isn’t arduous to determine why the Jaguars have had simply three successful seasons and two playoff appearances in that span.
