The Philadelphia Eagles ended the 2024 NFL season with a dominant win in Super Bowl 59 for the franchise’s second title in the last eight years.
One of the key pieces to that title run is staying put.
First-team All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun and the Eagles have agreed to a three-year contract to keep the him in Philadelphia.
Baun, 28, signed with the Eagles on a one-year deal ahead of the 2024 season after four seasons with the New Orleans Saints. The Saints selected him third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Philadelphia moved him to off-ball linebacker and he produced with a career year under coordinator Vic Fangio. The Eagles ended the regular season with the No. 2 scoring defense and the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL.
The Eagles’ title-winning defense entered the offseason with multiple key free agents including Baun, defensive tackle Milton Williams and edge rusher Josh Sweat. Philadelphia decided to secure Baun for the next few seasons of that group, as the other two will likely command a big payday.
Top LB contracts
All numbers are prior to the Baun signing via OverTheCap.
Total value
- Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens: $100 million
- Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers: $95.23 million
- Tremaine Edmunds, Chicago Bears: $72 million
- Patrick Queen, Pittsburgh Steelers: $41 million
- Bobby Okereke, New York Giants: $40 million
- Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Cleveland Browns: $37.5 million
- Logan Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals: $36 million
- Azeez Al-Shaair, Houston Texans: $34 million
- Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts: $31.26 million
- Foyesade Oluokun, Jacksonville Jaguars: $30 million
Average annual value
- Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens: $20 million
- Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers: $19.05 million
- Tremaine Edmunds, Chicago Bears: $18 million
- Matt Milano, Buffalo Bills: $14.16 million
- Patrick Queen, Pittsburgh Steelers: $13.66 million
- Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Cleveland Browns: $12.5 million
- Azeez Al-Shaair, Houston Texans: $11.33 million
- Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts: $10.42 million
- Foyesade Oluokun, Jacksonville Jaguars: $10 million
- Bobby Okereke, New York Giants: $10 million
Total guaranteed
- Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens: $60 million
- Tremaine Edmunds, Chicago Bears: $50 million
- Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers: $40.5 million
- Matt Milano, Buffalo Bills: $27.15 million
- Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Cleveland Browns: $25 million
- Bobby Okereke, New York Giants: $21.8 million
- Foyesade Oluokun, Jacksonville Jaguars: $21.5 million
- Azeez Al-Shaair, Houston Texans: $21.5 million
- Patrick Queen, Pittsburgh Steelers: $20.51 million
- Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts: $17.62 million