BREAKING: Seahawks Signing WR DK Metcalf To Massive 3-Year Extension

July 28, 2022, 7:01pm EST (Updated: February 20, 2023, 7:01pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JANUARY 02: DK Metcalf #14 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates his touchdown against the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field on January 02, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

DK Metcalf isn’t going anywhere.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the WR and the Seahawks were in agreement on a three-year, $72 million extension with $58.2 million guaranteed.

Seahawks’ WR DK Metcalf is signing a three-year, $72 million extension that includes $58.2 million guaranteed, per source. Deal includes $30 million signing bonus, the highest ever for a WR. Metcalf will be a free agent again at 27 years old.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2022

D.K Metcalf’s agent Tory Dandy and Seahawks GM John Schneider and exec Matt Thomas finalized the deal this afternoon. Metcalf is now one of football’s highest-paid receivers.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2022

Metcalf was scheduled to make $3.983 million in the final year of the rookie contract he signed as the final pick of the second round in 2019.

He has a combined 216 catches for 3,170 yards and 29 touchdowns over his first three seasons. He made his lone Pro Bowl in 2020 after breaking Steve Largent’s single-season franchise record with 1,303 receiving yards.