Packers and tight end Tucker Kraft negotiate contract before season opener
3 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 13, 2026, 1:25 PM
Last updated Sep 13, 2026
The Green Bay Packers are negotiating a contract extension with tight end Tucker Kraft ahead of their regular-season opener against the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday. Reports indicate Kraft is seeking an annual salary of $20 million, which would set a new market standard for tight ends. While negotiations remain ongoing, ESPN Wisconsin host Kyle Wallace projected that the deal will include $30 million in guaranteed money. Kraft has successfully returned to action following an ACL injury that cut his 2025 season short. In his limited 2025 appearances, he recorded 32 receptions for 489 yards and six touchdowns. Green Bay officials aim to finalize an agreement before the team kicks off its schedule this week.
- •The Packers face the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday in their season opener.
- •Tucker Kraft recorded 32 receptions and six touchdowns during the 2025 season.
- •Contract negotiations center on a potential $20 million annual salary for Kraft.
- •Analysts estimate the contract may include $30 million in guaranteed money.
- •Kraft was left off the team's official injury report released on Thursday.
- 1:25 PMYahoo Sports — Baylee Kraft Let Out a Huge Reaction to His Contract Extension With The Packers
- 1:50 AMYahoo Sports — Tucker Kraft Goes From Breakout Star to Highest-Paid TE After Packers’ $92M Commitment
- 2:24 AMYahoo Sports — Packers’ Standout Predicted to Get $30 Million Guaranteed ‘Easily’ Amid Contract Buzz
"The Green Bay Packers and Tucker Kraft have come together before Week 1 trying to solidify a contract that could alter the tight end market.ESPN Wisconsin host Kyle Wallace believes one part of the eventual deal will be substantial.“I really think he’s gonna get $30 million guaranteed. Easily,” Wallace said during a segment shared Friday […] The post Packers’ Standout Predicted to Get $30 Million Guaranteed ‘Easily’ Amid Contract Buzz appeared first on HEAVY.
"Tucker Kraft’s contract situation looked like it might drag into the regular season. Instead, the Green Bay Packers got the deal done just before Week 1, and they made a massive commitment to their young tight end in the process. The Packers and Kraft agreed to a four-year extension worth $75 million, with the deal […] The post Tucker Kraft Goes From Breakout Star to Highest-Paid TE After Packers’ $92M Commitment appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
"Tucker Kraft got some massive news just before the start of the 2026 NFL season. The Green Bay Packers tight end finally landed a contract extension with the NFC North franchise, as the two sides agreed on a four-year, $75 million contract extension. The deal just barely beat the buzzer for Green Bay’s season opener, […] The post Baylee Kraft Let Out a Huge Reaction to His Contract Extension With The Packers appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 13, 2026, 1:25 PMBaylee Kraft Let Out a Huge Reaction to His Contract Extension With The Packers
Tucker Kraft got some massive news just before the start of the 2026 NFL season. The Green Bay Packers tight end finally landed a contract extension with the NFC North franchise, as the two sides agreed on a four-year, $75 million contract extension. The deal just barely beat the buzzer for Green Bay’s season opener, […] The post Baylee Kraft Let Out a Huge Reaction to His Contract Extension With The Packers appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
- Yahoo SportsSep 13, 2026, 1:50 AMTucker Kraft Goes From Breakout Star to Highest-Paid TE After Packers’ $92M Commitment
Tucker Kraft’s contract situation looked like it might drag into the regular season. Instead, the Green Bay Packers got the deal done just before Week 1, and they made a massive commitment to their young tight end in the process. The Packers and Kraft agreed to a four-year extension worth $75 million, with the deal […] The post Tucker Kraft Goes From Breakout Star to Highest-Paid TE After Packers’ $92M Commitment appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
- Yahoo SportsSep 12, 2026, 2:24 AMPackers’ Standout Predicted to Get $30 Million Guaranteed ‘Easily’ Amid Contract Buzz
The Green Bay Packers and Tucker Kraft have come together before Week 1 trying to solidify a contract that could alter the tight end market.ESPN Wisconsin host Kyle Wallace believes one part of the eventual deal will be substantial.“I really think he’s gonna get $30 million guaranteed. Easily,” Wallace said during a segment shared Friday […] The post Packers’ Standout Predicted to Get $30 Million Guaranteed ‘Easily’ Amid Contract Buzz appeared first on HEAVY.
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