Chargers sign Cameron Dicker to 4-year, $22-million contract extension

The Chargers and kicker Cameron Dicker agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. Dicker’s new deal is for four seasons and potentially worth slightly more than $22 million with $12.5 million guaranteed, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

The new contract will keep Dicker in uniform through the 2028 season. The total value of his four-year extension will make him the fifth-highest paid kicker in the NFL. His base salary for this season is a relatively modest $985,000, according to the website overthecap.com.

“The way he goes about his business epitomizes confidence,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said of Dicker recently. “That’s starting to rub off on me. I’m trying to live my life more confidently because of the example he sets. If I can live my life the way Cameron Dicker goes about his, what a fun, enjoyable life that would be.”

Dicker, 24, has made 50 of 53 field-goal attempts in 27 games over two seasons with the Chargers and has converted all 57 of his extra-point attempts. He made all six of his field-goal attempts during the Chargers’ three preseason games earlier this month, including kicks of 58 and 55 yards.

After going undrafted from the University of Texas, Dicker joined the Rams for their training camp in 2022. He didn’t make the 53-man roster and signed for one game with the Philadelphia Eagles, converting two field goals and two extra points. The Chargers signed him after the Eagles cut him.

Dicker played the final 10 games of the 2022 season with the Chargers, and has held an iron grip on the job since signing with the team. Along with punter/holder JK Scott and long snapper Josh Harris, Dicker has helped the Chargers maintain a truly special special teams operation.

Overall, his 94.5% success rate on field goals with the Eagles and Chargers (52 of 55) is the highest of any kicker with at least 50 attempts in NFL history, according to the Chargers. What’s more, his 95% success rate with the Chargers in 2022 and his 93.9% rate last season are the two best seasons in team history.