Packers TE Tucker Kraft Could Be Next In Line For A Contract Extension

BusinessSportsMoneyPackers TE Tucker Kraft Could Be Next In Line For A Contract ExtensionByRob Reischel,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Reischel is a Wisconsin-based reporter who covers the NFL.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 09:05am EDTGreen Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) was having an All-Pro season in 2025 before tearing his right ACL.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedJayden Reed. Check.Christian Watson. Check.Tucker Kraft. Now it’s your turn.The Green Bay Packers have locked up wideouts Watson and Reed with contract extensions this offseason. Next in line figures to be Kraft, the Packers’ standout tight end who tore his right ACL tear on Nov. 2, 2025. “I'd say my goal is that I want to play for this organization my entire career,” Kraft said Wednesday. “I'm spoiled to have been drafted here and this is all I know. Green and gold is all I know. So we'd like to keep it that way. And my agent and the Packers front office, they're going to be in those talks in time when it comes. You guys will find out eventually.”“Eventually” could certainly come before training camp begins.Kraft said Wednesday his rehab has gone “better than expected” and he expects to “start Week 1 on no pitch count.” That would be an enormous lift to Green Bay’s offense, as Kraft was having an All-Pro level season in 2025 before tearing his ACL.Kraft would be entering the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.624 million, according to overthecap.com. The Packers were $21.6 million under the NFL’s salary cap on Thursday morning and have plenty of room to structure Kraft’s contract in a variety of ways.MORE FOR YOUKraft would love the security of a second contract when the season begins. On the flip side, Green Bay could be hesitant to make a deal until Kraft proves he’s back to full health, but the tenacious tight end is just 25, one of the Packers’ elite workers and most respe...