(06-17-2024, 08:56 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(06-17-2024, 08:27 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: It’s a good contract. It allows the Jaguars to stay aggressive in free agency if needed, and it leaves room to re-up guys like Etienne, Campbell, and Cisco.

In a couple of years it will be right in line with all other QBs across the league. $300m was the expectation, and the Jaguars handled this one perfect.

Back to Back winning seasons hasn’t been accomplished in ages and back to back 4,000+ passing yard seasons has never been done until now.

Looking at the big picture, Lawrence came out of Clemson a year early and was drafted to a bad team with a bad head coach. Since then, he’s won a playoff game in a huge come from behind win, made the pro bowl, and had back to back 4,000 yards passing for the first time in franchise history.

We have a face of the franchise for the next 7 years which will put Lawrence in his early 30’s. By then he will own every passing record in team history, and will have a chance to go down as one of the Jaguars Greats.

Since Brunell, we haven’t had anything with substance from the QB position and Lawrence offers stability at the most important position. He’s entering his 4th professional season and will be 25 years old and is the leader of this football team. No holdouts, and distractions etc. none of that stuff.

It’s a good deal for both sides and a great day in Jaguars History, as he’s now the highest paid player in team history. This organization can win a Super Bowl with Trevor Lawrence.

Josh Allen will do the same over on defense and he should become the all time sack leader this season.

Anybody know the richest contracts in franchise history? There could be some guys I forgot, but here is what I came up with:

Note - these are not based on annual salary and/or incentives, and/or guaranteed and/or signing bonus, etc…just what the contract reads when the player signed the deal.

1. Trevor Lawrence $275,000,000
2. Josh Allen $141,250,000
3. Malik Jackson $90,000,000
4. Nick Foles  $88,000,000 *worth up to…$102M
5. Christian Kirk $72,000,000
6. David Garrard  $69,400,000
7. Blake Bortles  $54,000,000
8. Joe Shoebert $53,750,000
9. Julius Thomas $46,000,000
10.  Foyesade Oluokun $45,000,000
11. Arik Armstead $43,500,000
12.  Jones-Drew $31,000,000
13. John Henderson $30,950,000
14. Jerry Porter $30,000,000
15. Hugh Douglas $27,000,000
16. Rashean Mathis $25,500,000
17. Reggie Hayward $25,000,000
17. Aaron Kampman $25,000,000
19. Bryce Paup $22,000,000
20. Mike Peterson $20,400,000
21. Paul Posluszny $15,000,000

Wow that's a great list. Would love to see the years those deals were signed. Really shows how bad we've been as a franchise building an actual roster for the long term. Been an endless cycle of rebuild, fail, start new rebuild. Thats why now feels so exciting. It feels we have some real pieces to build around and we have them here for the long term.

Hugh Douglas still stings. Was so hyped when we got him. Thought the same about Julius Thomas too....oops.

Thanks brethren. I expanded the list to 31. And I actually started out putting the amount of years and signing bonus, etc. but it was too much.

I think Lawrence’s contract is also the longest contract in franchise history if you include the 2 years prior to his contract kicking in. 

The way I kinda saw it was if you paid me 2 million bucks, I wouldn’t care if you took 2 year or 4 years to give it to me, so I just went with the contract how it reads.

Most guys won’t see every dollar on the contract anyway, and most are ripped up after a couple years or the player is cut/injured etc. so I just went with the overall number. 

I was also hyped about Hugh Douglas back in the day. I remember his age being a small concern at 32 years old but Del Rio said his best football was ahead of him. That one back fired. Drayton Florence robbed the Jaguars too  but Julis Thomas was a shame.

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