Higgins signs new deal?

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(04-09-2023, 10:59 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Exactly, and you think Higgins is on AJ Brown's level?  Do you think the Eagles or any other team would rather have AJ Brown for 25 million or Tee Higgins for 25 milllion?  I love having Higgins on the team but he is not a top 10 Wr much less top 5 like some of you think he should be paid.  There are too many good WRs out there for Higgins to be paid top 5 money.

Yes, because he's probably the best comp he has out there.

AJ Brown when he got paid: 
3 years
2,995 yards
24 TD

Tee Higgins now:
3 years
3,028 yards
19 TD

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I never claimed Tee Higgins is a top-5 WR, or even a top-10 WR, that's you just making up an argument for yourself.

What someone is ranked and what someone will get in FA/extension is not the same. I will point out that the current 11th and 12th highest paid WRs are Keenan Allen and Amari Cooper, who signed those deals before the 2020 season, making them that year the 3rd and 4th highest paid WRs at the time. Tyler Lockett became the 8th highest paid WR in the NFL when he signed his extension before the 2021 season, and now heading into 2023 he's 18th and looking at likely falling out of the top-20 before Week 1.

By the start of the 2025 season, $25m/yr won't be top-10 WR money anymore. You're going to have Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Ja'Marr Chase, Jalen Waddle, DeVonta Smith, Amon-Ra St Brown, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, and possibly Michael Pittman Jr, Drake London, and George Pickens all reach or surpass that mark.

Just 2 years ago, only 3 WRs were making even $20m/yr, now we're at 14 and soon to be 17 before the season starts. The numbers go up. Just because Mahomes is the best QB in the league and is making $45m/yr doesn't mean anyone who gets a contract more than $45m/yr from now on is better than Mahomes. It just means the numbers go up, because the cap is going up.