Creed Humphrey becomes highest paid center in NFL history with new four-year extension

Offensive linemen associated with the University of Oklahoma have had a banner week, and it looks set to end with another former Sooner making positive headlines.

Thursday evening, NFL insiders broke the news that Creed Humphrey became the highest-paid center in league history with a four-year, $72 million extension.

There is no center in the NFL as good as Humphrey. That’s probably been the case since he started as a rookie anchoring the offensive line, which protects the best quarterback on the planet, Patrick Mahomes.

Humphrey has been selected for two Pro Bowls and two Super Bowls and was named a second-team All-Pro in 2022. He is dominant at the point of attack and as cerebral as they come.

Humphrey was entering the final year of his rookie contract. Still, the Kansas City Chiefs have shown a propensity to get deals done early for their key players. They avoided contract disputes and locked Humphrey down before things could get messy.

Throughout the new deal, Humphrey will average $18 million per season, making him the highest-paid center based on average annual value. This surpasses the previous mark of Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles, who earned $14.25 million.

Humphrey has not missed a game in the NFL and has started every regular-season game and all ten possible playoff games since he was drafted.

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