This NFL offseason has certainly been a wild one. We saw several of the best running backs in the game switch teams, quarterbacks get moved around and financial records be broken. We also saw plenty of players switch sides within their own division, such as Calvin Ridley, Saquon Barkley and Aaron Jones.
There were plenty of big storylines to come out of the first two weeks of NFL free agency, but there are other storylines that aren’t being talked about maybe like they should be. Below, we will break down five underrated free agency storylines that we aren’t discussing enough.
1. The WR extension ‘market’
Four of the best wide receivers in the NFL are up for extensions — including the best pass-catcher in the world in Justin Jefferson. The others to keep an eye on are CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys, Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals and Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers.
To be more specific, you could make the argument that three of the top five receivers in the league are looking for new contracts, meaning these three are likely to reset the market — potentially surpassing Tyreek Hill’s $30 million-per-year average. Someone has to go first, and could set the new “floor” for the other two, who will use that new contract to leverage their own. Depending on the numbers included in that contract, and taking this incredible incoming crop of wide receivers into consideration, could a trade be coming for one of the top wideouts in the NFL?
Instead of paying a receiver $30 million per year, could a team trade that wideout to another club that will pay him — much like the Kansas City Chiefs did with Hill a couple offseasons ago — and then take their new No. 1 wideout early in the 2024 NFL Draft? That could be in play. One of these teams could decide to go cheaper in the name of team building.
It’s not guaranteed this offseason will be dramatic in regards to the…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-03-25 12:59:36
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