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PFF Deal or No Deal: 2020 Free Agent Edition!

Quote:DEAL: WR A.J. GREEN (3 YRS – $16.67M AVG/YR)
$18m guaranteed, $50m total
After playing just 458 offensive snaps over the last two seasons, it's easy to forget that Green is a borderline top-five wide receiver in the NFL at full strength. He ranks fifth at the position in PFF WAR since 2011 and sixth in PFF grade among qualifiers. He's a full-fledged No. 1 wide receiver who has the skill set to win at every level of the field. The question becomes whether you believe Green can get back to full strength and stay there as a player on the wrong side of 30.

With a contract structured like this one, that's a chance I'm going to take to get an elite player at one of the game's most important positions. Per Over the Cap, there are already four wide receivers with contracts that average over $16.67 million per year, so it's not as if Green is re-setting the market. Sure, there are injury risks, and his age is a factor. At just $18 million guaranteed, though, some of those concerns are lightened. He's one of the best deep threats in the NFL, one of the best red-zone weapons in the NFL, and he wins with regularity in contested-catch situations. Green is worth the money.

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