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LMU93
Yes, agreed. Just saying that's where he gets those numbers from- the average of the next 6 seasons in total.
Which, to stress this, is a mistake on his part.
It;s as if he's not all that well versed in talking about contracts.
Here's an older exchange from a while back involving Joel Corry, who is a former agent and is now the CBS writer who specializes in sports contracts. They're talking here about Rodgers's (then) new contract.
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Joel Corry@corryjoel
Over the last 12 months, the top of the QB market has gone from $27M per year (Matthew Stafford) to $33.5M (Aaron Rodgers). That's a 24.1% increase.
Mike Melchione@Mike_Melchione
It’s really 6 years at 29 per, a new 6 year deal at 6/174
Joel Corry@corryjoel
You are misrepresenting the deal. Industry professionals (most team negotiatiors & agents) view extensions through new money. It's a 4-year extension averaging $33.5M per year.
I negotiated numerous deals with years remaining as an agent. In every one of those situations, the negotiations centered around the new money & the number of new contract years.
