Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants is now the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver.
The Giants on Monday announced they have signed Beckham to a five-year contract extension that will keep the three-time Pro Bowler with the franchise for another six seasons.
"We got him until he's 108," general manager Dave Gettleman said. "I never worried whether or not we would get it done.
"It's a very fair deal."
The signing comes less than two weeks before the season opener against Jacksonville on September 9 at MetLife Stadium.
While terms were not disclosed, the deal with the 25-year-old is reportedly worth $95 million ($A130 million) - $90 million in base value with an additional $5 million through incentives - with $65 million ($A88.5 million) guaranteed.
Beckham's $19M ($A26M) average salary would top the $17M ($A23M) earned by Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Giants star's $95M deal also tops the $82.5M ($A112m) deal receiver Mike Evans has with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Beckham, who missed most of last season with a broken left ankle, was scheduled to make $8.4M ($A11.5M) in the final year of his rookie contract.
He had said early in training camp that he was taking a risk practising without a new contract. It paid off.
"Honestly, I don't even know how to explain it," Beckham said in a statement.
"I don't know if it's a relief, I don't know; it's a combination of everything.
"You've worked all your life to get to this point and it's finally here."
Beckham felt getting a new deal would be just a matter of time.
"I knew that it would get done, it just was a matter of when and I'm just so happy that it is finally done now," he said.
In his first four seasons, Beckham has caught 313 passes for 4,424 yards and 38 touchdowns.
Share
