Ravens defensive tackle Justin Madubuike cashed in big today, signed a massive four year, $98 million contract extension with the Ravens that includes $75.5 million in guarantees. Pro Football Talk had the breakdown of the contract and here is how it stacks up in the interior defensive line market. The $24.5 million per year average […]
As I continue my study into contract fate in the NFL (as described here), before the 2023 season begins I thought I’d take a look as to some veteran players whose play in 2023 should be seen with an eye as to whether that season could be their last under their current contracts. This resulting […]
Over the weekend news broke in Indianapolis with an extension between the team and interior defender Grover Stewart. Initial reports were courtesy of Jim Ayello of the Indy Star. Stewart is playing the 2020 season on the Proven Performance Escalator in the final year of his rookie contract after being drafted in the 4th round […]
Despite CoVid-19 posing ramifications to next year’s salary cap, several positional groups have experienced strong growth over the last few months. In April, Laremy Tunsil signed a 3-year, $66M extension, eclipsing the highest paid OT, Lane Johnson, by 22%. In early July, Patrick Mahomes signed a 10-year extension worth over $450M. The deal established Mahomes […]
In some surprising news (to me at least) the Chiefs and franchised defensive tackle Chris Jones came to an agreement on a new four year, $80 million contract. My gut reaction after hearing the numbers was that the Chiefs moved up their offers in order to maintain a harmonious locker room and make sure there […]
There are plenty of ways to measure who we consider the most expensive players in the NFL. Generally we look at the annual per year/average annual value of a contract but that can sometimes be misleading. The APY is usually a new money average per year and doesn’t take into account creative ways teams account […]
The Collective Bargaining Agreement is structured in such a way that teams have inexpensive and exclusive control over players during their first four accrued seasons, before they can earn unrestricted free agency. Now that most of the players on 2016 rookie classes have done so, let’s take a look how those incoming players as a […]