Green Bay Packers: Zach Tom Says He Cried Over New 4-year, $88M Deal; Says He’s Ready to Play Wherever Team Needs Him

Head coach Matt LaFleur suggests that extending the 26-year-old is only the right thing to do.

Tom deserves it but he did not get the chance to celebrate it as the team had a practice on Wednesday. He did, however, cry a bit upon hearing the news.

“I called my family,” he said when asked how he received the news of his massive deal.

“They were obviously excited. Shed a couple tears, but I didn’t really get too much time to formally celebrate it. Maybe I’ll do something the next off-day.”

The $88 million makes him the third highest paid right tackle in the league, next to Detroit Lions’ Penei Sewell and Philadelphia Eagles’ Lane Johnson.

GM on Zach Tom’s versatility

New deal for Tom and there’s a new challenge for him. General manager Brian Gutekunst said they might use him in more positions this season.

“He’s such a versatile player for us,” Gutekunst told reporters on Wednesday.

“He has the ability to play all over the line. Certainly he’s locked down that right tackle spot and done such a good job for us for the last couple of years so, I think that was important for the Packers to get that done and I’m excited for Zach and where’s he’s gonna go from here.”

Tom is unfazed by the changes and he believes in his own ability to produce in whatever ways as he has already been doing that for the team.

“I pride myself on being versatile,” he said.

“If they need me to play wherever, I’ll be there. I got an opportunity here to play. My rookie year, obviously, I was all over the place, but then my second year I was able to cement myself at right tackle and I did pretty good. And then last year, I did pretty good, too. It’s just one of those things where you get the opportunity, you’ve got to capitalize.”