Broncos, kicker Wil Lutz agree to three-year contract extension, source confirms

Sean Payton has only trusted one kicker in Denver since he arrived in Now that leg will be sticking around for another three years Denver and kicker Wil Lutz have agreed to a three-year contract extension a source substantiated to The Denver Post on Friday The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed The extension is well-earned protection for the -year-old who was named the AFC s special teams participant of the week a meager days ago after finishing of on field goals including the game-winner in Sunday s win over the Kansas City Chiefs Lutz is in his third season with the Broncos after arriving via agreement with New Orleans in August He s the th-highest-paid kicker in the NFL by annual salary million and was set to hit free agency after his two-year deal expired at the end of Now Lutz will remain the Broncos trusted kicker through the season Payton went through a slew of kickers in his first decade in New Orleans from John Carney to Garrett Hartley to John Kasay In though the Saints brought Lutz in for a workout on the recommendation of Ravens head coach John Harbaugh The then-rookie won Payton s starting job and has remained his starting kicker ever since aside from when he missed the entire season with a core muscle injury Related Articles How Broncos DL John Franklin-Myers is mentoring rookie Sai vion Jones Go take my job Broncos NFL power rankings tracker How national experts rank Denver entering Week Broncos Mailbag Will Denver sign free-agent running back after J K Dobbins injury Keeler Broncos Sean Payton want to make Bo Nix s life easier Get Marvin Mims Jr more touches Broncos stock analysis Jahdae Barron emerges as Vance Joseph s tight-end stopper Lutz hit on of field goal attempts across his first two seasons in Denver and has followed that up by connecting on of so far in He was named the AFC s special teams sportsman of the month in October after nailing a game-winner against the New York Giants and he hit another game-winner against the Houston Texans in early November His season-long is a -yarder against the New York Jets in October Lutz s unique relationship with Payton was on display in Houston when Payton was caught by TV cameras yelling Right through at the kicker before the game-winning attempt It s a funny position and a lot of it like golf is between the ears Payton noted in late October They can hit these balls and then pretty soon they become trained killers then where they thrive in that Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis