NFL agent David Mulugheta has done it again. Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James is now the highest paid safety in NFL history.
According to NFL.com,
James is signing a four-year, $76.5 million extension with the Chargers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday.
The deal makes James the highest-paid safety in NFL history at an average of $19.1 million per year and includes a record-breaking $42 million in guaranteed money, with $29 million due to him in the first year of his deal, Rapoport reported. James leaps over the likes of Pittsburgh’s Minkah Fitzpatrick and Seattle’s Jamal Adams in terms of both total value and average annual salary with the massive pay day.
It’s well deserved. James earned a first-team All-Pro selection in 2018 and two Pro Bowl bids in his first four NFL seasons, and he’d likely have an even more impressive resume if injuries didn’t cost him 11 games in 2019 and the entire 2020 season.
Los Angeles selected James 17th overall in 2018, a pick seen as a steal at the time and confirmed by James’ performance since then. The only negative mark on his resume has been his health, and after missing just two games in 2021, the Chargers felt comfortable enough to extend him before the fifth and final year of his rookie contract began in September.
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