Aaron Donald officially became the highest paid non quarterback in league history today when he officially signed a six year, $135 million contract extension. The contract has nearly $87 million in guarantees and pretty much deserves every accolade that it is receiving today on social media. Mike Florio has the contract particulars over at PFT […]
With two solid showings in the preseason under his belt, Teddy Bridgewater has become a trade target for teams seeking a temporary upgrade that can provide a bridge to their next franchise quarterback… or at the least a reliable backup. The New York Jets have made it clear that Sam Darnold is their guy come […]
On Friday, February 23 the NFL released its annual list of compensatory picks for the draft on April 26th (see here). Thirty-two draft picks were awarded to fifteen teams, with the Bengals, Cowboys, Packers and Raiders leading the way with four each. In a nutshell, teams receive a compensatory draft pick for each of their […]
There are various ways to build a team in the NFL and right now the Giants plan certainly isn’t working. In 2016 the Giants made a number of changes to the team, in particular on defense. GM Jerry Reese identified a big area of weakness and went all out to repair it. Last year watching […]
Based on some feedback Ill try to keep up with positing weekly picks for the game this season using the lines from an office pool I’m playing. These lines are set early in the week so if you see a big discrepancy between then and now that’s the reason why. Ill update the records throughout […]
Following the Matt Stafford $27 million a year contract there was again more discussion about how much quarterbacks are making in the NFL. One discussion is about whether a player like Stafford, who has had limited team success and is considered an above average but not top tier player, deserves it. That answer should be […]
I’ve decided to go through some of the highly compensated players in the league and see how their performance has been since signing their deal, compared to before it. I considered any player that is currently on a significant deal (above or around early 1st round pick range), and has played at least two seasons […]