GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers reached a four-year, $75 million contract extension with tight end Tucker Kraft on Saturday, completing the deal one day before the team’s season opener against the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis. The agreement, which the Packers announced later Saturday morning, runs through the 2030 season. Kraft’s agents, Jack Bechta and Ryan Hays of JB Sports, told ESPN that the contract includes a $26.5 million signing bonus and can reach $92 million if performance incentives are met. The contract carries an average annual value of $18.75 million. That places Kraft just below the NFL’s top-paid tight ends: San Francisco’s George Kittle, at $19.1 million per year, and Arizona’s Trey McBride, at $19 million. Kraft, 25, was entering the final season of his rookie contract, a four-year, $5.54 million deal he signed after Green Bay selected him in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft. He was scheduled to earn a base salary of $3.624 million this season. Rather than hold back during the offseason while negotiations continued, Kraft participated fully in training camp and preseason preparations, including a joint practice with Arizona before Green Bay’s Aug. 28 preseason finale. “I will be on the field to play for the Green Bay Packers, regardless of any contract situation,” Kraft said last week. “Because I love this team, and you can’t replicate this locker room anywhere else in the NFL.” Kraft’s commitment to playing came as he worked his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He suffered the injury Nov. 2 in a loss to the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field, ending a season in which he had been on pace to reach 1,000 receiving yards. The Packers expect Kraft to have a substantial role Sunday against Minnesota, with no significant playing-time restriction anticipated. His return gives Green Bay a key offensive option while also securing the future of a player the team views as an emerging cornerstone. Kraft said last week that he did not blame general manager Brian Gutekunst or executive Russ Ball for the prolonged negotiations, describing their approach as part of the business of the NFL. “They’re just doing their job. And I’m going to continue to do mine,” Kraft said. He also acknowledged that an extension of this size represented a rare opportunity in a player’s career. With the agreement now complete, Kraft can enter the season with his long-term future in Green Bay settled and his focus turned to the Vikings.