By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 13:00 EST, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 8 March 2026
Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Sean Rhyan has agreed to terms on a three-year, $33 million contract extension with a maximum value of $39 million and a signing bonus of $11 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the Packers haven´t yet announced the extension.
This move comes just before Ryan could have entered unrestricted free agency. The 2022 third-round pick from UCLA has started 28 regular-season games and two playoff games for the Packers over the past two years.
Rhyan opened the 2025 season as Green Bay´s starting right guard, then started rotating with Jordan Morgan at that spot before moving to center after Elgton Jenkins suffered a season-ending ankle injury. He ended up starting 11 games - seven at center and four at right guard.
That followed a 2024 season in which he started each of the Packers´ 17 games at right guard.
The 25-year-old Rhyan has developed into a reliable part of Green Bay´s offensive line after his career got off to an inauspicious start. He appeared in only one game as a rookie and was suspended for the last six games of that season after violating the NFL´s policy on performance-enhancers.
FILE - Green Bay Packers guard Sean Rhyan (75) on the sideline against the Detroit Lions during an NFL football game in Detroit, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)
While Rhyan´s extension assures the Packers will keep one of their potential free-agent offensive linemen, they still face the possibility of losing left tackle Rasheed Walker. The 2022 seventh-round pick from Penn State appears headed to free agency after starting 48 games over the past three seasons.
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