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While NFL teams open their checkbooks as never before, ridiculously large new contracts are not limited to free agents.
On the eve of teams that can talk to free agents from other teams, Accounts made a sudden move, giving a pro bowl striker Josh Allen A huge six -year -old, $ 330 million in contracts, although he still has four years left at his current contract. The $ 55 million annually tag coincides with the second highest ever a year, and $ 250 million is guaranteed most in NFL history.
Why now? The accounts may be trying to improve the new wave of return attacks, even is nine, which already earns $ 50 million a year or more. NFL teams usually hesitate to push a contract with more than one year, so at least it is at least four years left. In August 2021, Allen signed a six -year contract of $ 258 million. His new contract represents an increase of 28% on an annual value, exceeds only Dak Prescott$ 60 million a year.
Allen, 28, has just won the MVP of Associated Press after led the AFC Championship accounts, where they lost to Chiefs. Allen threw 3,731 Jard and 28 Touchdown in just six intercepts, beating Baltimore Lamar Jackson For MVP honors. He led Buffalo to at least one play in the playoffs in five direct posts, but the bills continue to overshadow the dominance of Chiefs at AFC.
Last week, they have largely taken a large extent, and record contracts have been handed over to other positions. AND Pets Gave the edge of Rusher Maxx Crosby A new contract on average $ 35.5 million a year, most ever for a non-quarterback, and that record that was held only three days before Brown Gave the edge of Rusher Myles Garrett A new contract of $ 40 million a year.
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It is possible that none of this year’s free agent attackers will get that much. Available Passergarten High Dollars is probably Vikingi‘ Sam Darnoldwho had a breakthrough season in his first year in Minnesota and will be the most interesting striker. Others are mostly older veterans like Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilsonalthough Steelers‘ Justin Fields He is also a free agent.
In the volunteering of Allen significant increase, the bills now have less space for restriction, paying him $ 12 million more annually when they didn’t have to do anything. They also extended the edges of the edge Greg Rousseau and the attacker Terrel Bernard a year ahead of the free agency. And Buffalo just gave the receiver Halil Shekir a four -year contract of $ 53 million. In total, they gave $ 513 million on four contracts guys who were not even free agents.
Saved some money by letting Edge Rusher Von Millerwho earned $ 20 million a year at his appointment. Accounts will decide in the coming days to sign the receiver again Amari Cooperreturn Rasul Douglas and other agents without a key.
Greg Auman is a NFL journalist for Fox Sports. He spent the decade earlier by covering Bukanari For Tampa Bay Times and Atletic. You can follow it on Twitter on @gregauman.
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