The Carolina Panthers have locked up cornerback Jaycee Horn with a new deal that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL.
Horn has signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Panthers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Monday. The deal includes $70 million guaranteed, per Rapoport.
The club has since announced Horn's four-year extension.
A former top-10 pick, Horn entered 2024 wanting to prove himself as one of the league's best corners. Although he only intercepted one pass, Horn also had 13 pass break-ups and 2.0 sacks in 15 starts to earn his first Pro Bowl bid.
The new deal will pay Horn an average of $25 million per season, which tops the two previous highest contracts at corner -- Miami's Jalen Ramsey ($24.1 million APY) and Denver's Patrick Surtain II ($24M APY).
Horn, 25, is also now the highest-paid Panther, topping defensive tackle Derrick Brown, whose deal averages $24 million per season. In 37 career starts, Horn has totaled five interceptions, 26 passes defensed, two sacks and eight tackles for loss.
