The contract is “Wirf” a lot – Tristan Wirfs is officially the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history.
The three-time Pro-Bowl offensive tackle agreed to a five-year, $140.63 million contract extension with the Buccaneers, according to ESPN.
Part of the deal includes $88.24 million guaranteed.
The 25-year-old’s $28.1 million annual average vlaues surpasses Lions star Penei Sewell’s $28 million salary he received in April.
Wirfs has been a staple of the Buccaneers’ success since being with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Wirfs had a promising college career, starting all 13 of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ contests in his final season.
His strong showings caught the eyes of many pundits, helping him rack up multiple awards like being named a First-team All-American by Football Writers, Walter Camp Foundation and Phil Steele, among others.
Following his NFL debut, Wirfs has since helped them win Super Bowl 2020 alongside grabbing accolades along the way, including an All-Pro honors selection in 2021 and second-team All-Pro honors in 2022.
Ahead of the new NFL season, multiple reporters noted that Wirfs has been sitting out of team drills in training camp while he awaited a mega extentsion.
“I mean, it’s all been good,” he said Tuesday regarding his negotiations, per the Buccaneers website.
“We’re just trying to work out some little things. … I think we’re moving good. These past couple days have been really good. We’ve just got to bring it home. I mean, obviously it would have been nice for it to have been done already, but that’s part of the business that I’m still learning about. But it’s all been good. I was here all offseason training. Everyone knows I like it here, so it’s just working on getting it done, but it’s been good.”
The Buccaneers now have Wirfs secured through the 2029 season, and have also extended the contracts of Antoine Winfield Jr., Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans.