02-15-2022, 01:02 PM
(02-15-2022, 12:10 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: It's also worth noting Tom's wife is has a net worth of nearly half-a-billion dollars. I suppose this might have influenced his decision to continuously take below-market deals.
Oh, 100% probably had a decent amount to do with it.
Regardless of the reason, though, doesn't mean it wasn't an advantage.
I know the name of the game is get yours while your can, but maybe Aaron Rodgers would have won more in the postseason if he wasn't on a 4yr/$134m extension. It'll be real interesting to see how some of these teams handle having QBs that are making $40m/yr now.
Mahomes cap hit in 2021: $7.4m
Mahomes cap hit in 2022: $35.8m
Mahomes cap hit in 2023: $46.8m
Allen cap hit in 2021: $10.2m
Allen cap hit in 2022: $16.4m
Allen cap hit in 2023: $39.8m
Prescott cap hit in 2021: $17.2m
Prescott cap hit in 2022: $34.5m
Prescott cap hit in 2023: $45.5m
I know the cap will rise a ton over the next couple years, but even then that's a huge amount for one player.
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