Overview
- Walker’s agency said Friday the extension includes $77 million in guarantees with $50 million fully guaranteed at signing.
- At an average of $27.5 million, Walker ranks 12th among edge rushers, well below megadeals like Aidan Hutchinson’s four-year, $180 million pact.
- The 2022 No. 1 pick logged double-digit sacks in 2023 and 2024, then managed 3.5 in 2025 while playing through wrist and knee injuries that included midseason wrist surgery.
- After signing, Walker said the contract clears the noise and that it is time to “go play ball now,” pointing to health and small technical fixes as his focus.
- Cap analysts say the new number tightens future space and could spur restructures, with prior Spotrac projections already showing limited room for Jacksonville in coming years.