National Outlet Names Lawrence Among Best NFL Offseason Moves

A national outlet recently highlighted the best move from every NFL team this offseason.

For the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pro Football Focus named re-signing Trevor Lawrence as the Jaguars’ best offseason decision.

Of course, Lawrence and the Jags reached a long-term deal last month, agreeing to a five-year contract extension reportedly worth $275 million, including $200 million guaranteed and $142 million fully guaranteed.

Here’s what PFF’s Trevor Sikkema had to say about Lawrence’s new deal, which ties him with the Bengals’ Joe Burrow as the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL on a per-year basis ($55 million).

The Mitch Morse signing was an option here, but the biggest move was the Jaguars giving Trevor Lawrence his contract extension before Dak Prescott, Jordan Love and Tua Tagovailoa inked new deals.

Lawrence’s $275 million deal comes despite the team going without much postseason success since he was drafted. The extension was always going to get done, though, as Lawrence has improved each year and led the Jaguars to two consecutive winning seasons.

The Jaguars did the right thing by getting his contract in before the price went up.

A 2022 Pro Bowler, Lawrence has completed 63.8 percent of his passes for 11,770 yards and 58 touchdowns with 39 interceptions in 50 career starts over the first three years of his NFL career since being selected No. 1 overall by the Jags in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Last season, the former Clemson star battled through multiple injuries but only missed one game (the first missed game of his NFL career) in 2023, when he completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 4,016 yards and 21 touchdowns with 14 interceptions.

Lawrence, who will turn 25 in October, helped lead the Jaguars to the AFC South title and a wild-card victory in 2022. He is a three-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week and has been voted as a team captain by his teammates each year of his NFL career.

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