Zach Tom signs historic extension, but is still terrific value for the Green Bay Packers

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Zach Tom signed an extension for the most guaranteed money an offensive lineman has ever received, but is still excellent value for the Packers. What's weird is there isn't really a "next" big-name player waiting for an extension we expect to happen soon.

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0:00.0	Zach Tom just signed a historic extension with the Green Bay Packers, and even with that,
0:06.1	he is still an excellent value for this team.
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1:02.6	Zach Tom is going to be a Green Bay Packer maybe for life.
1:07.9	He signs a four-year deal worth $88 million as much as $92 million.
1:15.3	And what, at least it is being reported, as a historic amount of guaranteed money,
1:22.4	signing bonus money for an offensive lineman.
1:27.4	This is how the Packers navigate, not going to... for an offensive lineman.
1:30.2	This is how the Packers navigate,
1:34.6	not going crazy with the AAV,
1:35.6	the average annual value,
1:38.6	is you give a $30 million signing bonus.
1:43.7	You give more than they would get somewhere else or than anyone else has gotten in this case.
1:46.8	This is, by the way, the second mega deal the Packers have done in the last year
1:50.0	where they have set a new record for guaranteed money.
1:52.9	No one had ever signed for a signing bonus to size of Jordan Love.
1:55.7	Now no offensive lineman has ever signed for a signing bonus like Zach Tom.
2:01.9	And while Jason inadvertently called me out yesterday, or maybe maybe inadvertently for saying,
2:09.8	hey, look, I don't know that 2024 was as good as some Packer fans would lead you to
2:15.1	believe for Zach Tom.
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