Cam Ward Beats Out Former No. 1 Picks Caleb Williams and Bryce Young With a $49M Deal

Cam Ward, 22, of West Columbia, has officially signed a $48,839,586 contract with the Tennessee Titans after an incredible 2024 season in which he led the FBS in throwing touchdowns. Ward is now the highest-paid rookie quarterback in the NFL, officially surpassing players like Bryce Young and Caleb Williams with an annual salary of almost $12 million.

Young was surpassed by the Chicago Bears and Williams’ $39,486,058 contract after he was able to sign a $37,955,074 contract with the Carolina Panthers after being selected first overall in 2023.

How does Cam Ward’s contract impact NFL future?

Ward’s unprecedented contract sets a costly tone going forward, partly due to a recent 26% rise in rookie signing bonuses. Tennessee will probably be pleased if it can just escape the early-career worries that both the Bears and the Panthers have experienced with their first-overall quarterbacks. After Young’s pro career got off to a terrible start, the Panthers benched him for a while.

Although he appears to have recovered somewhat, the Alabama product still has a 6-22 starting record with Carolina. Let’s just say that the front office is currently feeling the effects of all those $37 million dollars.

There is some, but not much, cause for hope in the instance of Chicago. Many fans and commentators believed that Williams was inheriting one of the best circumstances of any rookie quarterback in NFL history when he first entered the league.

Even though he broke Chicago’s team records with his 3,541 throwing yards and 20 passing touchdowns as a rookie, it was insufficient to win over the public.

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