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PHILADELPHIA — DeVonta Smith doesn’t regret signing his contract with the Philadelphia Eagles when he did. Even though wide receivers are getting paid over $30 million a year, including his teammate A.J. Brown, Smith is more than content with the three-year, $75 million deal he landed with Philadelphia.
“You can’t be counting the pockets of others. I’m where I want to be,” Smith said. “This is where I wanted to be. At the end of the day, it’s life-changing for me.”
Smith agreed to his contract in April, getting $51 million guaranteed as part of the deal. The contract also calls for Smith to have his fifth-year option exercised for 2025 ($15.591 million) before the three-year extension takes place, keeping Smith in Philadelphia through 2028.
The first wide receiver to sign from the 2020 or 2021 draft class, Smith’s deal is considered a bargain compared to how the wide receiver market burst over the past…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-06-04 23:11:40
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