The Miami Dolphins and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle have agreed to a three-year, $84.75 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
As part of the deal, which runs through the 2028 NFL season, Waddle will receive a $76 million guarantee.
Waddle, 25, along with Tyreek Hill, were one of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s main weapons in the Dolphins’ offense.
In just three seasons with the Dolphins, Waddle has already set a pair of franchise records: three straight 1,000-yard seasons and most receiving yards in the first three years of his career (3,385).
Since entering the NFL in 2021, Waddle has had 251 receptions and 18 receiving touchdowns. And of his 47 games played, he finished with at least 100 receiving yards in 10 of them.
Waddle, the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft out of Alabama, is now in the top five of the NFL’s highest-paid receivers. His average annual salary of $28.25 million (if he plays and receives the full $84.75 million) puts him ahead of Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders ($28 million) and just behind Hill ($30 million).
The $76 million guaranteed salary is third all-time for a wide receiver. Only AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles ($84 million) and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions ($77 million) are ahead of Waddle.
