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    “Holy overpay” “Packers ruined market”: NFL fans react as Tucker Kraft gets “generational wealth” with $92,000,000 contract extension

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    Tucker Kraft agreed to a four-year, $75 million extension with the Green Bay Packers ahead of their Week 1 game vs. the Minnesota Vikings.

    Kraft’s deal can max out at $92 million, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The agreement locks up the tight end through 2030. The contract includes a $26.5 million signing bonus.

    When maxed out, Kraft’s deal averages $23 million a year, the highest annual figure ever given to a tight end. The extension split fans on X:

    “Holy overpay. Dude paid like Gronk plays like Grok!” one fan tweeted.

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    “Packers just ruined the market for TEs on a guy that can’t even stay on the field smh. Kraft’s agents are the stars here.” another added.

    “Honestly I think this is a steal for Green Bay And Tucker Kraft of course receives generational wealth. Both sides win” a third commented.

    Here are a few more reactions.

    “I like this man but not for 100 million,” one fan wrote.

    “Sam LaPorta & his agent seeing Tucker Kraft get $92M,” another added.

    “Right after an injury. My packers are a bunch of idiots, I’m a packer fan but the GM and QB are just [],” a fan tweeted.

    The new contract for Kraft comes after an injury-shortened third season. The tight end tore his ACL in Week 9 last year before recording 32 passes for 489 yards and six touchdowns in eight games. In 2024, he had 50 receptions, 707 yards, and seven touchdowns to his name.

    Kraft’s early career now stands alongside Rob Gronkowski and Mark Andrews as the only tight ends since 2000 to reach 100 receptions, 1,500 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns in their first three seasons.

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    Tucker Kraft’s deal may change how NFL values tight ends

    Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) points to the crowd as he walks off the field after defeating the Washington - Source: Imagn
    Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) points to the crowd as he walks off the field after defeating the Washington – Source: Imagn

    Teams have leaned more on 12 and 13-personnel groupings, thus pushing pay at the tight end position higher across the league. George Kittle’s 2025 extension had set the previous record before Kraft’s new deal surpassed it.