There's a real good point here in the last sentence:
By Dave Zangaro April 05, 2019 12:45 PM
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It’s a gloomy Friday in Philly, but I’m trying to have a little fun.
I asked you guys for some questions on Twitter and asked that they be fun ones. Some of you obliged. As always, thank you.
Here’s the first bunch:
Dave Zangaro
✔
@DZangaroNBCS
· Apr 5, 2019
How about an #Eagles mailbag today? Shoot over your questions, but let's make them fun ones for a Friday/weekend.
Zack
@ZackdelEagles
Realistic Carson Wentz contract extension. __ years, ____ mil, _____ guarenteed
Here’s what I came up with: 5 years, $159 million, $100 million guaranteed, $45 million signing bonus.
Now, I’ll show my work. This contract would give Wentz an APY of $31.8 million, the second-highest APY in the league behind Aaron Rodgers ($33.5M) and ahead of Matt Ryan ($30M). I think there’s a chance the signing bonus is slightly lower to allow for an option bonus somewhere in that contract. The Eagles have used team options a lot in recent contracts and it might not be a terrible idea to have a kill switch on this deal, especially considering Wentz’s injury history.
Here’s a look at Rodgers’ and Ryan’s most recent deals:
Rodgers: 4-year extension, $134M, $98.2M guaranteed, $57M signing bonus
Ryan: 5-year extension, $150M, $100M guaranteed, $46.5M signing bonus
Either way, he’s going to be in that ballpark with Rodgers and Ryan. You can argue Wentz doesn’t deserve to be based on his body of work, but he’s going to get paid a huge sum of money and the salary cap rises each year. The current CBA is also scheduled to run out after the 2020 season, which could change everything and even possibly lead to an uncapped 2021.
I know some folks have wondered if Wentz will take some sort of hometown discount like Tom Brady has for years. It’s just unfair to ask him to do that and would really be frowned upon by the NFLPA. When these kinds of deals are made, they set the market for other players. If the Seahawks redo Russell Wilson’s deal before Wentz, it could potentially reset the market again.
By Dave Zangaro April 05, 2019 12:45 PM
4 Comments
It’s a gloomy Friday in Philly, but I’m trying to have a little fun.
I asked you guys for some questions on Twitter and asked that they be fun ones. Some of you obliged. As always, thank you.
Here’s the first bunch:
Dave Zangaro
✔
@DZangaroNBCS
· Apr 5, 2019
How about an #Eagles mailbag today? Shoot over your questions, but let's make them fun ones for a Friday/weekend.
Zack
@ZackdelEagles
Realistic Carson Wentz contract extension. __ years, ____ mil, _____ guarenteed
Here’s what I came up with: 5 years, $159 million, $100 million guaranteed, $45 million signing bonus.
Now, I’ll show my work. This contract would give Wentz an APY of $31.8 million, the second-highest APY in the league behind Aaron Rodgers ($33.5M) and ahead of Matt Ryan ($30M). I think there’s a chance the signing bonus is slightly lower to allow for an option bonus somewhere in that contract. The Eagles have used team options a lot in recent contracts and it might not be a terrible idea to have a kill switch on this deal, especially considering Wentz’s injury history.
Here’s a look at Rodgers’ and Ryan’s most recent deals:
Rodgers: 4-year extension, $134M, $98.2M guaranteed, $57M signing bonus
Ryan: 5-year extension, $150M, $100M guaranteed, $46.5M signing bonus
Either way, he’s going to be in that ballpark with Rodgers and Ryan. You can argue Wentz doesn’t deserve to be based on his body of work, but he’s going to get paid a huge sum of money and the salary cap rises each year. The current CBA is also scheduled to run out after the 2020 season, which could change everything and even possibly lead to an uncapped 2021.
I know some folks have wondered if Wentz will take some sort of hometown discount like Tom Brady has for years. It’s just unfair to ask him to do that and would really be frowned upon by the NFLPA. When these kinds of deals are made, they set the market for other players. If the Seahawks redo Russell Wilson’s deal before Wentz, it could potentially reset the market again.
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