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Brady Henderson ESPN
Kicker Jason Myers’ bounce back season in 2022 earned him his second Pro Bowl nomination in five years.
It also earned him his second major contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
The team announced Wednesday that it had signed Myers, whose contract was due to expire in March, to a new four-year deal that ties him to Seattle through the 2026 season. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is valued at $21.1 million and includes incentives that bring its maximum value to $22.6 million.
The deal makes Myers, 31, the second highest-paid kicker in the NFL behind Baltimore’s Justin Tucker.
Myers made 34 of 37 field goal attempts this season, including all six of his attempts from at least 50 yards, en route to becoming the NFC’s Pro Bowl kicker. He kicked a 32-yard gamewinner in overtime in Week 18 against the Rams to keep the Seahawks’ playoff hopes alive and redeemed his earlier miss from 46 yards that won the game by the end of regulation would have.
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Myers also hit 41-of-42 on PAT attempts during the regular season and drilled a 56-yard field goal to send the Seahawks into halftime with a lead in their wildcard loss to the 49ers, which was the longest equal to that ever kicked at Levi’s Stadium.
“He’s had another great season,” said coach Pete Carroll earlier this week. “It’s unfortunate that he donked [in Week 18]. It might distract you. But he immediately came back and kicked it. Look at the kick at the end of the half. What a great game that was for a foosball table. He’s had a great year. He wants to be here. We want him to be here, so we have to find out somehow.”
Myers made all 24 of his field goal attempts in 2020 but went 17 of 23 with three missed PATs last season.
His new contract eliminates a big item on the Seahawks’ offseason to-do list. Myers was set to become an unrestricted free agent after playing out the four-year, $15.45 million contract he signed with Seattle in 2019 when he wrapped up a Pro Bowl season with the New York Jets. Myers was with the Seahawks during the 2018 offseason but was cut in favor of Sebastian Janikowski before ending up with the Jets.
The list of Seahawks set to be unrestricted free agents in March also includes long snappers Carson Tinker and Tyler Ott. Seattle signed Tinker in September after Ott suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.