Trent McDuffie signs extension with Rams

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 3: Trent McDuffie #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs does an interview during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night on February 02, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Rams signed newly-acquired cornerback Trent McDuffie to a record-breaking contract extension on Sunday, agreeing to pay him $100 million guaranteed on a four-year, $124 million deal. The $31 million annual salary is the most ever paid to a cornerback, although it is not expected to stand for long with players like Devon Witherspoon and Christian Gonzalez also both extension eligible in 2026.

It's been less than a week since the Rams traded a first round pick and more to the Chiefs for McDuffie, making him one of the biggest investments in the history of the organization.

ESPN sources: Rams and Trent McDuffie reached agreement today on a record four-year, $124 million extension that includes $100 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. McDuffie gets a trade and a new deal days apart as the Rams and CAA Football... pic.twitter.com/53cisV7oG8

- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2026

It's been six years since the Rams made Jalen Ramsey the highest-paid corner in history at that point on a five-year, $100 million contract.

Interestingly, inflation for $20 million in 2020 would equal $25 million in 2026, so McDuffie is beating inflation by a healthy margin. Obviously the NFL works differently than the real world and by 2030 cornerbacks could be making $40 million per season.

At that point, McDuffie will still be under 30.