JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars introduced they signed Professional Bowl punter Logan Cooke to a four-year extension on Monday, a deal {that a} league supply stated makes Cooke the NFL’s highest-paid punter.
The supply stated Cooke’s new contract averages $4 million yearly, which surpasses the $3.67 million that Seattle is paying Michael Dickson. Cooke was getting into the ultimate yr of a four-year contract extension that started in 2022, and he was scheduled to earn $3 million in 2025.
Cooke leads the NFL in web punting common (43.5 yards) since he entered the league in 2018 because the Jaguars’ seventh-round draft choose. He additionally has had extra punts wherein the opponent has taken over contained in the 10-yard line (83) than some other punter in that span.
Cooke, who’s the longest-tenured participant on the Jaguars roster, made his first Professional Bowl final season after ending second within the NFL with a 44.8 yard web punting common.