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Zach Tom is now under contract with the Green Bay Packers through the 2029 season.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that the Green Bay Packers have signed right tackle Zach Tom to a four-year extension that will have him receive a $30.2 million signing bonus, the largest number that has ever gone to an offensive lineman. Per Pelissero, Tom’s deal is worth up to a maximum of $92 million over four years with a $88 million base. The other $4 million likely comes in the form of incentives.
This is pretty on par with the rest of the non-left tackle market. For example, Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith signed a four-year deal worth $94 million about a week ago. In stark contrast, though, he only received a $17 million signing bonus compared to Tom’s $30.2 million.
With that being said, the Packers are pretty particular in how they want to structure contracts. They want to sign players to four-year deals with a big signing bonus and no guaranteed money after the payments made in the first year of the deal.
So while Smith only signed on for a $17 million bonus, he had $46.75 million in guarantees at signing and has $70 million if you include rolling guarantees that trigger on the third day of the league year in 2026 and are protected for injury.
Despite only being a fourth-round pick, Tom has started 39 games over his first three seasons in the NFL, including all 34 games over the last two regular seasons. While he hasn’t been acknowledged by the Pro Bowl, or other team executives, he’s one of the better pass-blocking right tackles in the league.
All things considered, $22 million for a tackle isn’t bad, considering the market. Dan Moore, who led the NFL in sacks last year, signed a four-year, $82 million deal with $42.5 million guaranteed at signing ($50 million total guaranteed) this offseason. That will probably be the standard for starting caliber tackles moving forward. Keep that in mind this year, as Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker is in a contract season.
Still no word on the status of Elgton Jenkins, the guard-turned-center who is currently holding out with the Packers. Jenkins has two years remaining on his four-year extension and is currently on the non-football injury list, which means that he was injured outside of the facility.
