Josh Allen to get record $250M guaranteed in new deal.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The
Bills have rewarded
NFL MVP Josh Allen with a record-setting six-year, $330 million contract through the 2030 season that includes $250 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.
It's the largest guaranteed total given to an NFL player, surpassing the previous mark of
Cleveland Browns quarterback
Deshaun Watson, who received $230 million guaranteed.
Allen, who was previously signed through 2028, will be 34 years old when the final year of this extension begins.
Most Guaranteed Money
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is getting an NFL-record $250 million in guaranteed money as part of his new six-year, $330 contract.
| Player | Gtd. $ |
|---|
| QB Josh Allen | $250M |
| QB Deshaun Watson | $230M |
| QB Dak Prescott | $229.4M |
| QB Joe Burrow | $219M |
He became the first player in NFL history to record at least 25 touchdown passes and 10 touchdown runs with fewer than 10 interceptions in a season. He finished with 28 touchdown passes, 12 rushing touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Allen has accounted for 260 touchdowns in his career via passing or rushing, the most in a player's first seven seasons in NFL history and 29 more than the next-closest player in
Patrick Mahomes.
Improving turnovers was a focal point for Allen heading into the 2024 season, and he responded with the lowest amount in a season for his career (eight). That went a long way toward the Bills' success as they won their fifth consecutive AFC East title.
Allen became the team's third player to be voted MVP, joining Thurman Thomas (1991) and O.J. Simpson (1973).
Since entering the league in 2018, Allen has 65 rushing touchdowns -- 10 more than the next closest quarterback (
Jalen Hurts).
The extension tops a slew of recent new deals for Buffalo players: defensive end
Greg Rousseau reached a
four-year, $80 million contract; linebacker
Terrel Bernard got a
four-year, $50 million contract; and receiver
Khalil Shakir agreed to a
four-year, $53 million extension.
After an offseason of transition, Allen was one of two team captains in 2024 -- along with Bernard.
The 2018 seventh overall pick out of Wyoming became the first player in 21 seasons to win MVP without being selected first-team All-Pro. Since MVP was first handed out in 1957, the only other players to win the award despite not being a first-team All-Pro were
Broncos quarterback John Elway (1987, when Joe Montana was first-team All-Pro) and
Titans quarterback Steve McNair (2003, Manning).
