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 […]
Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne has become the first player to receive the franchise tag in 2023 according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Washington DT Daron Payne became the first player this off-season to receive the franchise tag, per sources. The franchise tag for Payne is projected to be $18.937 million. Washington placed the tag on […]
I thought for this year I would put together a running post that listed the players who have officially been released by their teams and take a look at the financials of their contracts. This is to just get an idea of how much was earned relative to the actual contract value and the new […]
With the exits from the playoffs of Josh Allen and Dak Prescott this past weekend along with the rumored trade of Aaron Rodgers, there has been more and more discussion about the ability to win and how much the QB earns. We do some work on playoff roster analysis so I thought I could throw […]
It’s another year and another mess for the Colts at quarterback. This year’s attempt at stabilizing the position was 37 year old Matt Ryan, formerly of the Falcons, who has had a difficult time transitioning away from Atlanta and into the Colts offense. He will be replaced by Sam Ehlinger, a 6th round draft pick […]
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 […]