The Green Bay Packers have had an off-season to remember. Not only did they bring in two stars in free agency with Aaron Banks (OL) and Nate Hobbs (CB) but now they’ve added weapons to the offense. Their first three picks in the 2025 NFL Draft addressed the offense (2 WR and 1 OL). They also broke the streak of not taking a wide receiver in the first round when they drafted Matthew Golden out of Texas.
However, now they’ve extended a key piece of their defense.
Breaking: Green Bay Packers Commit To Massive Extension
According to NFL Insider Jordan Schultz:
Sources: The #Packers are exercising the fifth-year option on DT Devonte Wyatt, locking in a guaranteed $12.9M for the 2026 season.
The No. 28 pick in 2022 has totaled 12 sacks in three seasons with Green Bay.
According to Evan Western of SB Nation:
The Packers must still make a decision on Quay Walker no later than Thursday, May 1st. The fact that only the Wyatt option was reported may indicate that the team is looking to sign Walker to a longer-term contract before that deadline.
Prior to the 2025 NFL Draft last week, general manager Brian Gutekunst all but guaranteed that both players would have their options picked up or a contract extension signed before Thursday’s deadline. In a press conference last Monday, Gutekunst said “Whether that’s doing the 5th-year option on (Walker and Wyatt) or extending them, one way or the other we’re planning to do that.”
$14 million may feel like a steep price to pay for a defensive tackle who has started just five games and has been on the field for only 1,138 defensive snaps over three years. However, Wyatt has the most sacks of any Packers draft pick since 2020 with 12 over his career, with 5.5 in 2023 and another 5 in 2024. Furthermore, Overthecap lists 25 other defensive tackles as having contracts with a higher average annual compensation than the $13.922 million that Wyatt will earn on the option.
