Titans sign Peter Skoronski to $100M deal highest-paid guard

The Tennessee Titans have signed offensive lineman Peter Skoronski to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid guard in the National Football League. The team announced the multiyear deal on Friday, August 7, 2026, securing a cornerstone player through the 2031 season.

The contract includes $88 million in guaranteed money, setting a new positional record for guarantees. Skoronski’s average annual salary of $25 million surpasses that of other top guards, including the Dallas Cowboys’ Tyler Smith and the Atlanta Falcons’ Matthew Bergeron, who each earn $24 million per year. The extension comes after the Titans exercised the fifth-year option on Skoronski’s rookie contract earlier this offseason, which would have kept him under team control through 2027.

General Manager Mike Borgonzi said the organization was thrilled to secure Skoronski’s future in Nashville, describing him as a cornerstone with a work ethic and desire to win that the team wants to permeate throughout the building. In a statement, Skoronski called the extension a tremendous blessing and thanked controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, Borgonzi, and new head coach Robert Saleh for their...