Broncos' Pat Surtain II to sign massive 4-year extension, become highest-paid defensive back in NFL history

DENVER — The Denver Broncos and cornerback Patrick Surtain II have agreed to record-setting, four-year contract extension, according to the NFL Network and other media reports.

The contract is worth $96 million, including $77.5 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

Surtain II's $24 million average annual salary is now the highest in the league. The next two highest-paid defensive backs — Green Bay's Jaire Alexander and Atlanta's A.J. Terrell — make $21 million and $20.25 million per year, according to sports contracts database Spotrac.

Surtain II had two years remaining on his contract, including a fifth-year option worth $19.8 million in 2025. With this new agreement, the Broncos have him under contract for the next six years.

Surtain II was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and has made the Pro Bowl in each of the past two seasons.

He earned first-team All-Pro honors in January 2023, only the fifth Broncos cornerback to achieve the honor in franchise history.

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Surtain II played college football at SEC powerhouse Alabama. The school's football program noted on social media that, with Surtain II's extension, former members of the Crimson Tide have signed more than $1 billion in NFL contracts this offseason.