(01-11-2023, 01:52 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-11-2023, 01:40 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: 18th highest paid receiver.  That's the point I would make.  Why would anyone squawk about Christian Kirk being "overpaid" when 17 other receivers are paid more than he is?  And I guarantee you, as new contracts are handed out over the next 2 or 3 years, he might wind up being the 30th highest paid WR.

And for those squawking about inflating the market - don't forget that Mike Williams signed his deal BEFORE Kirk did and he got more guaranteed money.

The thing is, it was never Kirk or Williams that reset the market, it was still always Hopkins 2020 contract.  He was paid over 5 million average per year more than second place Julio, and was at 7 mil over 2nd (Keenan Allen and Amari Cooper, who signed his new contract just before Hop) in 2021.  The thing is, his contract wasn't extended until September of 2020, and no big time receivers signed new contracts or extensions in 2021.  Lockett, Golladay and Sutton were the top new deals in 2021.  It was really mostly a fluke that no other top receivers were in a position to match or exceed his contract until almost 2 years later.

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