Russell Wilson’s contract is a big loss for elite-level players and a big win for NFL owners. AndrewBrandt explains why Deshaun Watson’s deal continues to be an outlier
Smith, while representing himself, revealed the Bears had offered him a heavily backloaded deal that included de-escalators: reduced compensation for lower playtime or statistical markers. I used de-escalators for lower-level players coming off injury and players entering the later part of their careers, etc. Offering de-escalators to a premier player such as Smith is out of the norm and brought a predictable reaction.
Player-contract negotiations are raw and emotional. I was telling players that we did not value them as other teams valued certain players. I truly realized the value of an agent as a filter from the team to the player. We do not know whether this is playing out with Jackson and the Ravens or the Bears and Smith, but it is a definite factor in team-player negotiations without an agent.
Once A.J. Brown received a massive contract extension from the Eagles upon their trade for him, precedent was set for other productive receivers from the 2019 Draft. After Brown, impressive contract adjustments were made for Terry McLaurin, Metcalf and Samuel .
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