Per Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal: These corrections by the NFL Management Council mean that what I thought was my biggest miss in projecting the 2021 compensatory picks ended up being a correct projection on my part. I had thought the value of Damiere Byrd’s contract would not qualify against the Patriots, and that […]
Over the last two seasons there has probably been no bigger disappointment in the NFL at the quarterback position than 49ers starter Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s team nearly won a Super Bowl in 2012 and was close to returning in 2013. Kaepernick was rewarded with a contract extension that would pay him $19 million a season […]
Late last week the Rams announced that they had extended the contract of quarterback Nick Foles and today we finally have more details on the contract. Per Jason La Canfora, Foles will get a bump in salary to about $6 million this year and contains nearly $14 million in guaranteed salaries plus additional incentives. Foles’ contract […]
[adsenseyu1] In this weeks OTC Podcast I give more thoughts on Colin Kaepernick’s extension with the 49ers; ranges on possible extensions for Tyron Smith, Devin McCourtey, and Jurrell Casey; my opinions on the JJ Watt mock negotiation between Joel Corry and Ari Nissim; a quick overview of the Detroit Lions cap woes and difficulty in signing […]
[adsenseyu1] The 49ers and Colin Kaepernick agreed to a massive contract extension that puts him in the upper echelon of the position. Per reports by Albert Breer the base value of the contract is worth $19 million a season with a maximum value of $21 million per season. Supposedly the deal contains $60 million in […]
Now that the fifth day of the new league year has passed, when many contract triggers have been decided, this is a good time to take a look at what veteran contracts were terminated in preparation for and during the beginning of free agency–and see what trends can be identified. The list Here are all […]
On March 8, the 2024 compensatory draft picks were released, with a correction released on March 11 that will be described in detail below. As always, upon seeing the official release it’s proper to judge how my projection did against it.