Bates on contract situation

[jfkbengals]

(08-29-2021, 04:14 PM)pally Wrote:

Full details on the #Vikings’ Harrison Smith deal:
— 4 years, $64M extension.
— Overall, 5 years, $74.83M
— Smith gets $22.5M in the next 8 month, highest in NFL history for a safety
— For 2022 to 2024, the new money average is $15.3M.
— The extension includes $26.38M guaranteed.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2021

From what I was just reading on PFT, Smith is now the #2 safety in terms of salary.

Offer Bates a six year extension averaging $15m a year and hope he bites.

If not, tag him twice.