With the NFL trade deadline approaching, I had been thinking about how teams in the NFL structure contracts and how aggressively they also pursue/extend certain players. Contracts wind up being restructured for salary cap relief and teams often overpay to land players in free agency or to avoid the negativity that comes with a holdout. […]

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 […]

Justin Herbert signed a five year, $262.5 million contract today making him the highest paid player in NFL history. The contract is very heavy on up front cash, setting big records in first and second year cash flows, while following the recent pattern with vesting guarantees that are not guaranteed at signing. Here is a […]

It took some time but the record setting $255 million contract between the Eagles and QB Jalen Hurts is now official and I will do the best to go over the ins and outs of the contract regarding the salary cap hits and the dead money that is associated with the contract. Hopefully I will […]

Recently I have been discussing a bit about spending on the receiver rooms in the NFL and decided to do a deeper dive into the efficiency of team spending on receivers by looking at receiving EPA/play and PFF receiving grades when grouped by salary levels. The data set I looked at was from 2015 through […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have decided to table contract negotiations until after the season ending one of the more intriguing offseason contract stories in recent memory. Jackson had decided to represent himself in these negotiations which took out most of the public posturing and leaking that usually occurs which is what made the […]