Nearly a year after acquiring him from the Jaguars, the Los Angeles Rams finally extended Jalen Ramsey with a five-year contract on Wednesday. The two sides agreed to terms on a new deal, giving the cornerback $105 million for an average of $21 million per season.
As expected, it’s the largest contract ever for a cornerback, and in more ways than one. While not the longest, it is the most total money, the most guaranteed money and the highest per-year average ever for a cornerback.
Ramsey gets $71.2 million guaranteed at signing, setting a record for a defensive back.
Jalen Ramsey becomes the first defensive back in NFL history to sign a deal worth $100M+ and his $71.2M at signing is the largest guarantee to a defensive back. The Rams get their playmaker on the backend and Ramsey gets his pay day. https://t.co/HRzzqot7De
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 9, 2020
Darrell Revis held the previous record for the largest contract for a cornerback when he signed a six-year deal worth $96 million with the Buccaneers, but Ramsey topped that figure easily – and with one fewer year on his contract.
All-Time CB Contracts
Jalen Ramsey, LAR, 5/105
Darrelle Revis, TB, 6/96
Byron Jones, MIA, 5/82.5
Nate Clements, SF, 8/80
Xavien Howard, MIA, 5/75
Josh Norman, WAS, 5/75
Trumaine Johnson, NYJ, 5/72.5
Darrelle Revis, NYJ, 5/70
Xavier Rhodes, MIN, 5/70
Patrick Peterson, ARZ, 5/70— Spotrac (@spotrac) September 9, 2020
Tre’Davious White agreed to an extension with the Bills recently, with his contract being worth $69 million for four years. That’s an average of $17.25 million per year, also a number easily leapfrogged by Ramsey.
Ramsey blew away the rest of the cornerback market with an average of $21 million per year – nearly $4 million more per season than the next-highest corner.