Overview

• The four-year pact is reportedly worth $100.4 million with $82 million guaranteed and a $25.1 million average annual value, overtaking Detroit’s Kerby Joseph for the top mark at safety.
• General manager Eric DeCosta confirmed the agreement and said negotiations began before the offseason break and intensified about three weeks ago.
• The extension was negotiated by Athletes First agents Kyle McCarthy and Brian Murphy, as reported by the agency and multiple outlets.
• Baltimore exercised Hamilton’s fifth-year option in April, preserving leverage before finalizing a long-term deal.
• Hamilton, 24, is a two-time Pro Bowler and 2023 first-team All-Pro known for lining up deep, in the box and in the slot; he has 48 career games with 250 tackles, seven sacks and five interceptions.