NFL Contract Extensions 2016
Every extension agreed during the 2016 league year, biggest first. An extension adds years to a deal already running, which is how most players are paid before reaching free agency.
72 extensions signed in 2016$1976.8M in total value
| Player | Pos | Team | Total | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | QB | IND | $123.0M | $24.6M |
| Drew Brees | QB | NO | $24.3M | $24.3M |
| Joe Flacco | QB | DEN | $66.4M | $22.1M |
| Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | $21.0M | $21.0M |
| Tom Brady | QB | NE | $41.0M | $20.5M |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | BUF | $90.0M | $18.0M |
| Fletcher Cox | IDL | PHI | $102.6M | $17.1M |
| Terron Armstead | LT | NO | $65.0M | $13.0M |
| Tyrann Mathieu | S | ARI | $62.5M | $12.5M |
| Darius Slay | CB | DET | $48.0M | $12.0M |
| David Bakhtiari | LT | GB | $48.0M | $12.0M |
| Eric Fisher | LT | KC | $48.0M | $12.0M |
| Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | $46.0M | $11.5M |
| Keenan Allen | WR | SD | $45.0M | $11.3M |
| Lane Johnson | LT | PHI | $56.3M | $11.3M |
| Michael Brockers | IDL | LA | $33.3M | $11.1M |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | SF | $33.0M | $11.0M |
| Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | $11.0M | $11.0M |
| Tavon Austin | WR | LA | $42.2M | $10.6M |
| NaVorro Bowman | LB | SF | $42.0M | $10.5M |
| Harrison Smith | S | MIN | $51.3M | $10.3M |
| Allen Hurns | WR | JAX | $40.0M | $10.0M |
| David DeCastro | RG | PIT | $50.0M | $10.0M |
| Kyle Long | RG | CHI | $40.0M | $10.0M |
| Michael Bennett | ED | NE | $29.5M | $9.83M |
| Robert Alford | CB | ATL | $38.0M | $9.50M |
| Travis Frederick | C | DAL | $56.4M | $9.40M |
| Travis Kelce | TE | KC | $46.8M | $9.37M |
| Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | $46.8M | $9.35M |
| Malcolm Jenkins | S | PHI | $35.0M | $8.75M |
| Zach Ertz | TE | ARI | $42.5M | $8.50M |
| Ryan Kalil | C | CAR | $16.8M | $8.38M |
| David Amerson | CB | OAK | $33.0M | $8.25M |
| Max Unger | C | NO | $22.3M | $7.42M |
| Michael Oher | LT | CAR | $21.6M | $7.20M |
| Darian Stewart | S | DEN | $28.0M | $7.00M |
| Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | $13.4M | $6.69M |
| Marcus Cannon | RT | HOU | $32.5M | $6.50M |
| Vance McDonald | TE | SF | $32.5M | $6.50M |
| Ryan Schraeder | RT | ATL | $31.5M | $6.30M |
| Willie Young | ED | CHI | $11.1M | $5.53M |
| Demar Dotson | RT | TB | $16.5M | $5.50M |
| Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | $15.5M | $5.17M |
| Kurt Coleman | S | CAR | $15.1M | $5.03M |
| Shawn Williams | S | CIN | $19.5M | $4.88M |
| Jamar Taylor | CB | CLE | $14.4M | $4.80M |
| Darren Sproles | RB | PHI | $4.50M | $4.50M |
| Quinton Dial | IDL | SF | $12.0M | $4.00M |
| Theo Riddick | RB | DET | $11.6M | $3.85M |
| Sam Martin | P | DET | $13.6M | $3.40M |
| Bryan Anger | P | TB | $17.0M | $3.40M |
| Vince Williams | LB | PIT | $5.50M | $2.75M |
| Tank Carradine | ED | SF | $2.65M | $2.65M |
| Rob Ninkovich | ED | NE | $2.50M | $2.50M |
| Ryan Hewitt | FB | CIN | $7.50M | $2.50M |
| Joe Berger | C | MIN | $2.46M | $2.46M |
| Patrick Chung | S | NE | $5.70M | $2.40M |
| Jonathan Freeny | LB | NE | $4.50M | $2.25M |
| Brad Wing | P | NYG | $6.45M | $2.15M |
| Chris Maragos | S | PHI | $6.00M | $2.00M |
| Donnie Jones | P | PHI | $5.50M | $1.83M |
| Matt Slater | WR | NE | $1.80M | $1.80M |
| Ray-Ray Armstrong | LB | SF | $3.10M | $1.55M |
| Jaron Brown | WR | ARI | $1.50M | $1.50M |
| Don Carey | S | DET | $1.35M | $1.35M |
| Sam Young | LT | MIA | $1.15M | $1.15M |
| Jon Dorenbos | LS | PHI | $3.40M | $1.13M |
| MarQueis Gray | TE | MIA | $2.10M | $1.05M |
| Kevin McDermott | LS | MIN | $4.00M | $1.00M |
| Manny Ramirez | C | CHI | $965K | $965K |
| Caleb Sturgis | K | PHI | $900K | $900K |
| Dennis Kelly | RT | TEN | $880K | $880K |