Steelers, Chris Boswell agree to four-year extension tying with Brandon Aubrey as NFL's highest-paid kicker

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The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms on a four-year extension with veteran kicker Chris Boswell, according to ESPN. The deal is worth $28 million, and the $7 million-per-year average now knots Boswell alongside Brandon Aubrey of the Dallas Cowboys as the highest-paid kicker in NFL history. Boswell was entering the final year of his contract before reaching this extension, and the 35-year-old is now linked to Pittsburgh through the 2030 season.

The Steelers signed Boswell during the 2015 season, and he has essentially been their placekicker ever since. The Rice product initially entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2014, first signing with the Houston Texans. Boswell remained on Houston's practice squad throughout his rookie season and spent the summer with the New York Giants in 2015 before being waived during final roster cuts. While it was a bumpy start for Boswell coming into the league, this seismic extension is further validation that he's found his footing.

Boswell is the latest kicker to receive an extension this offseason, which also lands inside the top six in highest field goal percentage in NFL history, joining Aubrey and Eddy Piñeiro of the San Francisco 49ers.