Last week, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence became one of the NFL’s highest-paid players when he agreed to a five-year, $275 million extension with the team that made him the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Lawrence’s annual salary of $55 million ties him with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for the highest in the league.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Lawrence expressed how he was feeling entering his fourth professional season and also said the 2024 Jaguars are the ‘best team that we’ve had here’ in his career.
Despite the added expectations that come with the new deal, though, Lawrence isn’t going to put any additional pressure on himself.
“I’m not going to add any pressure to myself just based on getting this contract,” Lawrence told reporters Thursday. “It doesn’t really change what I expect of myself and what the team expects of me. Whether this got done or not, [Jaguars owner] Mr. [Shad] Khan, [General Manager] Trent [Baalke], [coach] Doug [Pederson], everyone, all the coaches expect me to play well and, like I said, to bring a championship here eventually.” Lawrence said, via Pro Football Talk.
“I think this is definitely the best team that we’ve had here in my eyes, just at this point in the year from what I’ve seen. I feel very confident in that,” he added.
In his career, the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner has thrown for 11,770 yards and 58 touchdowns to 39 interceptions. In his second season, he led Jacksonville to win the AFC South. He obtained his first career postseason victory when the Jaguars beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round before losing to the eventual champion Kansas City Chiefs.
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