San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has revealed his delight at signing a new contract with the franchise.
Kaepernick put pen to paper on a mega six-year deal on Wednesday.
He is set to earn $126m (£75.3m), including $60m (£35.8m) guaranteed up until 2020.
According to the team's Twitter feed, Kaepernick said: "I'm always striving to be in that elite group in the NFL. Not necessarily paid, but as far as a player. I'm going to work and try to make sure I'm worth every penny of this deal.
"I will try to win as many Super Bowls as I can for this team. I thank the back office, as they were able to get it done six weeks earlier than what I think everyone thought.
"The first thing I'll spend the money on? Well first I will make sure everyone in my family is set and, I guess, go from there!"
Kaepernick's guaranteed sum is the most ever given to an NFL player in one contract.
Joe McPhee
