Philadelphia Eagles Extend Kicker Jake Elliott with Four-Year Deal

The Philadelphia Eagles have extended kicker Jake Elliott, the team announced on Wednesday.

He gets a $6 million average per year, which makes him the tied for the highest-paid kicker in the NFL with Baltimore's Justin Tucker according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

He had a tremendous season in 2023, connecting on 30-of-32 on field goals and in 2022 he made 20-of-23 field goals, meaning he is 50-of-55 on over his last two season.

Since the Eagles signed Elliot in 2017, Elliott has been one of the most consistent kickers in the NFL and owns six different franchise records.

He is the fastest Eagle to reach 500 points and his 775 career points rank third in Eagles team history. He also owns the second most field goals in team history behind David Akers.

He was named a second-team All-Pro in 2023.

The 29-year-old originally was drafted in the fifth-round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was was waived by the Bengals in 2017 and picked up by the Eagles, making his NFL debut in Week 2 of the 2017 season.

His signature moment with the team might be during the 2017 season when he connected on a franchise record 61-yard field goal to beat the New York Giants on the final play of the game.