Duke Tobin "There's One Pie"

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(01-31-2024, 08:33 PM)ochocincos Wrote: The funny thing is $20 mill APY still would put him close to the Top 10 among WR.

Now, maybe, but it won't when Week 1 rolls around. Mike Evans (was at $16.5m/yr) is a FA and will make >$20m/yr on a shorter deal because he's about as reliable of a WR as you can possibly get. Then you have...

Justin Jefferson
CeeDee Lamb
Brandon Aiyuk
Michael Pittman Jr

Are all heading into the final year of their rookie deals and...

Ja'Marr Chase
Amon-Ra St Brown
Jaylen Waddle
DeVonta Smith
Nico Collins

Are all going to be eligible for an extension now this offseason. A WR now who gets $20m/yr, when Week 1 rolls around they will probably be in a 3-way tie (replacing Mike Williams who almost certainly is being cut) for somewhere around 18th or 19th based on the assumption that a couple of those guys won't get extensions yet. If Tee gets $20.5m or $21m per from a team, it could push $20m/yr down to a 3-way tie for 20th.