Trevor Lawrence’s new deal with the Jaguars: How much money will he make per day? And per hour?
The Jacksonville Jaguars spiraled at the end of last year’s regular season and missed the playoffs, but they are all in on their QB Trevor Lawrence.
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with the face of their franchise, QB Trevor Lawrence, in a deal that will keep the former Clemson Tiger gunlisnger in Jacksonville until the 2028 season. The contract extension puts Lawrence among the highest paid players in league history.
Lawrence cashes in
The Jaguars and Lawrence struck a five year deal worth $275 million dollars, with $142 million of that guaranteed and a $37.5 million signing bonus. The new contract puts the Jacksonville QB on an elite list of quarterbacks that are the highest paid players in the league.
No one is going to even come close to flirting with Patrick Mahomes’ 10 year deal worth $450 million for at least a few more years, but what Lawrence’s contract does do is puts him level with Joe Burrow for highest yearly salary. Both signal callers, who are figured to be the next batch of generational quarterbacks, will be making $55 million a year.
Jags on the mend?
Let’s break out the calculator and do a little math. If he is set to make $55 million a year, that means he is on track to make $150,684 dollars a day, and $6,278 dollars an hour. That would be if Lawrence worked year round, but let’s take into account he only plays 17 games per regular season. When you look at it like that, then he is set to make $3,235,294 per game.
Obviously there is more to an NFL season than just the games. He will go through training camps, preseason and practices in order to get the Jags back to the playoffs after a disappointing end to last season. He had to battle through a handful of injuries that kept him on the sideline and contributed to the late season collapse in which the Jags lost five of their last six and miraculously missed the playoffs.
When Lawrence is on the field and healthy, he is great. While his overall record doesn’t quite reflect that (21-31 over three seasons), we have to consider that he was drafted by a terrible Jacksonville team with the one pick three years ago. In three years, he has led his team to the playoffs and and passed for 11,770 yards and 58 touchdowns with 39 interceptions while completing 64%. He can also use his legs to open up a defense. He has 11 rushing TDs but has also fumbled the ball 21 times.