Justin Tucker is a professional football player who competes for the National Football League. For the Baltimore Ravens, he is the placekicker. He went to Austin, Texas’s Westlake High School. At the Westlake Chaparral, he was a wide receiver, safety, and placekicker. He enrolled at the University of Texas after finishing high school, where he majored in music and played football for the Texas Longhorns.
He scored the game-winning field goal with a few seconds remaining in a 2011 game between Texas A&M University and the University of Texas to give his side the victory and move them up to the current No. 25 ranking. In the 2012 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected him as an undrafted free agent.
In the 2013 game between the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons at Ford Field in Detroit, Tucker made history by kicking a field goal in each of the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. He chose to accept a franchise offer in March 2016 that would have paid him $4.5 million. He agreed to a four-year, $16.8 million contract extension in July of that same year.
He agreed to a second contract extension in April 2019 that would keep him under contract until the 2023 season. This contract had a guarantee of $12 million and was for $23.05 million over four years. He agreed to a $24 million, four-year deal with the Ravens on August 8, 2022, which put his salary at the top of the league for kickers.
How Much Does Justin Tucker Make?
Justin Tucker makes $6 million as annual salary per his four-year contract with the Ravens.