CINCINNATI — “Money Mac” is getting paid.
Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson has agreed to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension, eliminating any chance of him hitting free agency in March.
McPherson, who earned the nickname “Money Mac" because of his penchant for making clutch kicks, will earn $10 million in new money in 2025, according to his agents at New York-based Sportstars Inc. That's nearly 10 times his base salary of $1,055,000 for 2024.
A fifth-round draft pick from Florida in 2021, McPherson has made 78 of 93 field-goal attempts in three seasons. He's hit 21 of those from beyond 50 yards and is 126 of 132 on extra points.
Bengals owner/president Mike Brown said last month the sides had begun talking about an extension for McPherson, who is the fourth kicker to land a contract extension in the past five months.
Kansas City's Harrison Butker signed a four-year, $25.6M extension earlier this month that made him the NFL’s highest-paid kicker. Cleveland's Dustin Hopkins signed a three-year, $15.9 million extension in July, and Philadelphia's Jake Elliott signed a four-year, $24 million extension in March.
The Bengals schedule can be seen below:
- Week 1- New England Patriots
- Week 2- at Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 3- Washington Commanders (MNF)
- Week 4- at Carolina Panthers
- Week 5- Baltimore Ravens
- Week 6- at New York Giants (SNF)
- Week 7- at Cleveland Browns
- Week 8- Philadelphia Eagles
- Week 9- Las Vegas Raiders
- Week 10- at Baltimore Ravens (TNF)
- Week 11- at Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 12- BYE
- Week 13- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Week 14- at Dallas Cowboys (MNF)
- Week 15- at Tennessee Titans
- Week 16- Cleveland Browns (TNF)
- Week 17- Denver Broncos
- Week 18- at Pittsburgh Steelers