Top receiver deals definitely aren’t what they seem to be

Agents love to make contracts seem to be worth more than they are. Those who don’t warp and twist reality are the rare exception.

The end result is that the numbers commonly circulated when it comes to the value of specific deals are much higher than they actually are.

While it’s a dynamic that applies to every position, the receiver position currently has the most glaring examples of contracts which aren’t what they seem to be — especially at the supposed top of the market.

Let’s start with Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. $30 million per year! False.

Beyond the new money/old money fiction that is commonly used to pump up contract value, Hill’s contract has a phony-baloney final year that pays out $45 million. It deftly pushes the new-money average to $30 million.

The truth is that Hill’s extension has a new-money average of $25 million per year. The more accurate truth is that, when he was traded to Miami, he signed a four-year deal worth $23.8 million per year.

And $23.8 million is a far cry from $30 million.

Next on the highest-paid receiver list is Davante Adams of the Raiders. $28 million per year! Also false.

His contract has a bogus back end of $72.5 million over two years, which deliberately drives up the average. His contract is, in reality, a three-year, $67.5 million deal. The real average is $22.5 million per year.

Then there’s Rams receiver Cooper Kupp. His post-Super Bowl MVP contract paid him $26.7 million per year! Annnnnd false.

It’s a five-year deal worth $21.97 million per year.

The list goes on and on. Eagles receiver A.J. Brown, $25 million per year? Nope. $20.8 million.

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf, $24 million annually? More like $19 million.

49ers receiver Deebo Samuel, $23.85 million per year? Make that $18.9 million.

Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin, $23.2 million? Try $17.78 million.

The three newest deals, done in the last month, fall far closer to truthful and accurate on their face.

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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports

Publish date : 2024-04-13 14:30:40

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