Former University of Texas football kicker Cameron Dicker has officially become one of the highest-paid kickers in NFL history after signing a contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Dicker agreed to an extension with the Chargers that could pay him up to $22.004 million over the next four seasons, including $12.5 million that will be guaranteed, as reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The former Texas Longhorn has now become the NFL’s fifth highest-paid kicker, right ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals’ Evan McPherson and the New York Giants Graham Gano.
Dicker now joins the Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, the Colts’ Matt Gay, the Eagles’ Jake Elliott, and the Ravens’ Justin Tucker as the only kickers in the league to have contracts that could top more than $22 million, according to CBS Sports.
After spending time with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles during the first season of his career, he spent the remainder of his rookie and the entirety of his sophomore season with the Chargers and will now stay with the organization long term.
Dicker has been one of the best kickers in the NFL over the past two seasons. He has already become amongst the most efficient kickers in Chargers history, making 95% of his attempts in 2022 and 93.9% of his attempts in 2023, according to The Los Angeles Chargers.
Dicker made every single one of his attempts from within 50 yards during the 2023 season and still made 7-9 kicks from behind the halfway mark of the field, with a long of 55 yards.
This accuracy has been a theme for Dicker since he entered the league. All three of his career regular-season misses came from longer than 50 yards, and he has gone a perfect 59-59 on extra points.
Dicker was one of the most impressive players from the Texas program during his four years at the university. He became the highest-scoring kicker and the third-highest-scoring player of any position in program history, per UT Athletics.
These performances earned him recognition as an All-Big 12 Second Team member in 2018 and 2020 and an honorable mention during the 2019 and 2021 seasons.
