Packers agree three-year, $57 million extension with Devonte Wyatt

The Green Bay Packers have agreed a three-year, $57 million contract extension with defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, with NFL.com and The Athletic reporting that the deal was reached on Monday 20 July 2026.Source 1Source 2 NFL.com reported that the agreement includes a $20 million signing bonus and keeps Wyatt under contract through the 2029 season, extending Green Bay's ties with a former first-round pick who is coming off a major injury.Source 1Source 2

What happened

Wyatt was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia, and he entered the 2026 season on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal before this extension was agreed.Source 1Source 2 The Athletic reported that the agreement was confirmed by a league source on Monday, while NFL.com attributed the initial report to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.Source 1Source 2 HFC's 2025 roster listing identifies Wyatt as a defensive tackle wearing No 95, aged 28 and entering his fifth NFL season.Source 3 Over four NFL seasons, Wyatt has recorded 16 sacks, 21 tackles for loss and one forced fumble, according to The Athletic's report on the extension.Source 2 HFC data credits him with 23 total tackles, five sacks, nine tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries in 2024.Source 5 HFC data then credits him with 27 total tackles, four sacks, six tackles for loss and two passes defended in 2025.Source 4 Those two HFC season lines also show two different kinds of impact plays, with fumble recoveries in 2024 and passes defended in 2025.Source 4Source 5 His most recent season did not run to completion, though, because NFL.com and The Athletic both reported that he suffered a broken fibula and torn ankle ligaments against the Detroit Lions and missed the rest of the 2025 campaign.Source 1Source 2

Why it matters

The headline value works out to an average of $19 million per year, which The Athletic reported ranks Wyatt 18th among interior defensive linemen.Source 2 That reported ranking offers context for where the deal sits at Wyatt's position as Green Bay commits beyond the fifth-year option season.Source 2 The extension also prevents Wyatt from heading into 2026 with only his option year left on the books, and NFL.com reported that the new agreement now secures him through 2029.Source 1Source 2 This move fits a wider offseason pattern for the Packers, with The Athletic reporting that linebacker Isaiah McDuffie and wide receivers Jayden Reed and Christian Watson have also received extensions.Source 2 The timing matters for a club coming off a 2025 season in which HFC standings data shows Green Bay finished second in the NFC North at 9-7-1, scored 391 points, allowed 360 and ended the year on a four-game losing streak.Source 6 In that context, tying down a recent first-round defensive lineman adds another piece of continuity as the Packers try to respond in 2026.Source 1Source 2Source 6

What's next

The immediate football question is Wyatt's return from the broken fibula and ankle-ligament injuries that ended his 2025 season.Source 1Source 2 HFC still lists him as entering his fifth NFL season, and the extension means Green Bay has now mapped out his place beyond that campaign.Source 1Source 2Source 3 For the team, the contract settles one defensive-front contract issue while continuing an offseason in which Isaiah McDuffie, Jayden Reed and Christian Watson have already received extensions.Source 2

Notes

The two open-web reports agree on the three-year, $57 million framework and the timing of Monday's agreement.Source 1Source 2 NFL.com separately reported the $20 million signing bonus and that the deal runs through the 2029 season.Source 1 The Athletic also reported the $19 million average annual salary figure, placing Wyatt 18th among interior defensive linemen on that measure.Source 2 Recent HFC production data shows five sacks in 2024 and four in 2025 before Wyatt's injury-shortened season ended.Source 4Source 5