That's going up very fast. It was only like five years ago that Carr was the highest paid player ever, at only about $25M. Now, they're already over $60M. Pretty soon Mahomes' half-billion dollar contract will be the biggest bargain in the league.
Agreed but it might slow down. We have seen a rebalancing of where teams will allocate capital. QBs, WR, DE, DL seem to have gained the most from the cap going up.
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I suspect that's going to snap back to rewarding elite QB's. I think teams are screwing this up by paying non-elite QB's as though they're elite, but Mahomes or Allen may well be worth $70 or $80 million, already.
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No one wants to be the team that gave out the next Daniel Jones contract. I hope the 49ers don't go too crazy with Purdy. I want them to keep him long term and he fits the system well but if he wants a Joe Burrow contract I am not sure.
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