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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Nate Tice and Charles Robinson discuss the landmark contract for the Vikings wide receiver and whether it’s too much money for certain positions on the field. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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A lot of noise this off season about Justin Jefferson.
In fact, we even heard rumors that he was being shot.
There were phone calls where they’re going to trade him all of these things.
Well, that got quickly quieted this week with the news of an extension four years, 100 and $40 million 100 and $10 million guaranteed.
I mean, unbelievable when you talk about not saying Justin Jefferson doesn’t deserve it.
C Rob.
But when I saw that kind of money, highest money for a non quarterback, it just sort of shook me that the realization that when you are the best of the best, no matter what your position is now, you are going to get the back.
Yeah, I mean, it’s, and that’s a real contract.
When you look at that, you’re like, this is, this is legitimate and uh you know, to me what’s shocking is I, I, I can remember all these different contracts over the year, I mean, covered the league for, you know, it’s going on 24 years now and I can remember all these different contracts that felt like something changed in the matrix.
Like I remember when in domain su got that contract from the Miami Dolphins and, and I had someone le go, what the hell do we pay quarterbacks now?
Like, he just made a, that a line, you know, almost 19 $20 million a year.
And, you know, basically he was like, just wait, like what’s coming now and this is, this is what you, you foresee.
But when I sit there and I look at this, I, I think like all these years when I would talk to general managers, you know, cap, uh the cap people when I would talk to, uh, coaches, it was always, hey, you pay for, there’s, there’s four positions.
You pay your quarterback, you pay your, your dominant…
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Publish date : 2024-06-05 23:16:15
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