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The Jacksonville Jaguars made quarterback Trevor Lawrence the highest-paid player in NFL history (along with Joe Burrow) with a five-year extension averaging $55 million per year. Lawrence joins the Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff in receiving massive paydays recently, but they likely aren’t the last big-name quarterbacks to land lucrative deals ahead of the 2024 NFL season, with several others primed for new contracts of their own.
Who’s next to get paid under center? Here are the top candidates, with pros and cons of anticipated big-money extensions from the team perspective:
The contract: Rather than exercise a fifth-year option on Love’s rookie deal ahead of 2023, the Packers signed the quarterback to a one-year, $13.5 million extension last May. That contract expires after 2024, meaning Love is on track to hit free agency following this season.
Pros of an extension: Like Aaron Rodgers before him, the 2020 first-round draft pick appeared to benefit from a period of watching and waiting to start his career. His 2023 debut as Rodgers’ full-time successor started erratically, but the…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-06-13 23:25:17
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