Younghoe Koo contract, salary and net worth explored

May 2024 · 1 minute read

younghoe koo

Younghoe Koo is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was born in South Korea and goes by the Korean name Gu Yeonghoe.

He started his professional career in 2017 with the Los Angeles Chargers but was cut four weeks into the year after failing to make back-to-back game-winning kicks.

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Contract

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Atlanta Falcons have re-signed Younghoe Koo to a five-year, $24.25 million contract. According to Pelissero, the arrangement contains $11.5 million in guaranteed cash, moving Koo into second place among kickers in terms of average annual compensation, only behind Baltimore’s Justin Tucker.

Salary per year

he earns $1,750,000 annually in salary and $6,250,000 as a signing bonus.

Net worth

His estimated net worth ranges from $1 million to $5 million.

After taking a year off from the sport, Koo returned to it as a player for the Alliance of American Football’s (AAF) Atlanta Legends, where he scored the first points in the league’s existence and made all of his field goals tries until the league’s permanent suspension. Due to his performance, Koo joined the Falcons again the following season.

Koo has earned a reputation for being able to execute onside kicks successfully.

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