Explanation of how to compare contracts that were signed under a previous contract.
NFL Contracts Explained: Adjusted Average Annual Value
Atlanta Falcons Desmond Trufant Contract Analysis – 2017
Desmond Trufant Contract Total Value – 6 years, $77,276,000 Extension – 5 years, $69,250,000 (New Money) Desmond Trufant Contract Length The new five-year extension is in addition to the Fifth-Year Option the Falcons exercised in April 2016. Atlanta now has Trufant locked up for the next six seasons. Trufant, one of three brothers who played... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Jason Pierre-Paul Contract Analysis
Jason Pierre-Paul Contract Analysis Total Value – 4 years, $62,000,000 + $4 Million in Incentives Jason Pierre-Paul Contract Length JPP will be 32 years old by the time he’s free to enter the free-agent market. After playing two straight seasons on one-year contracts, the Giants franchised him for the second time (2015) this offseason. Pierre-Paul... Continue Reading →
Alshon Jeffery Philadelphia Eagles Contract Analysis
Total Value– One year, Up to $14,000,000 FOF Projection – Five years, $67,500,000 - $13.5M APY Alshon Jeffery Contract Length The premiere receiver on the market this spring signing a one-year, “prove-it deal” was a shocker. Jeffery can hit free agency again in 2018. It’s certainly a risk, as a drop in production or a... Continue Reading →
Terrelle Pryor Washington Redskins Contract Analysis
Total Value – One year, $8,000,000 FOF Projection – Four years, $44,000,000 - $11M APY Terrelle Pryor Contract Length Although Pryor did have multiple-year offers on the table, he chose to bet on himself to increase his value next offseason. Pryor felt he’d be selling his future services at a discounted rate if he committed... Continue Reading →
Kansas City Chiefs Eric Berry Contract Analysis
Eric Berry Contract Analysis Total Value: 6 years, $78,000,000 - $13M Average Per Year FOF Projection: Five – 5 years, $67,500,000 - $13.5M APY Eric Berry Contract Length Six years has become more the standard when extending star defensive players (i.e. Ndamukong Suh, Marcell Dareus, Von Miller, Justin Houston, Fletcher Cox, etc.). If he plays... Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown 2017 Contract Analysis
Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL Contract Analysis Total Contract Value – 5 years, $72.71M, $15.54M APY Total Extension Value – 4 years, $68M, $17M APY Antonio Brown Contract Structure Length - 5 Years This contract is a four-year extension on top of the final year of his prior contract. The total five-year length... Continue Reading →
