***NFL Free Agency News & Signings Thread***

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(03-28-2024, 04:50 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Simpson signed a 2 year 18-million-dollar deal. I am not sure what the average salary for a guard is in the NFL, but our 2 starting guards don't make 9 million on average a year.

My post clearly stated as of now Ravens roster is depleted. You don't agree as of now the Ravens have many holes to fill??

Both of the main cap sites have him at 2yr/$12m (and looks structured to be essentially a 1yr/$6m deal with a $6m team option for the second year). If you look at all the articles announcing it, the $18m is one of those "worth UP TO" kind of deals that aren't real, but get reported because it makes the player and agent look better.

There's 17 guards making at least $13m/yr right now. Top-10 money starts at $17m/yr. For a contract signed in 2024 $6m/yr is pretty mediocre starting guard money. That's $2.75m/yr less than Cappa signed for in 2022.

The Browns recently had the same situation where the reported number was the "worth up to" number with Jeudy getting "up to" $58m, but it was really $52.5m... which is still an overpay for Jeudy, but nearly $2m/yr less than the up to number.