So Lawrence will likely get his 5th year option at or before May 2nd at $21,978,000, unless a deal is hammered out just after the draft. link

There is something interesting about having your QB tied up for two years at the salary cap cost of $33,685,019 (2024 - $11,707,019, and 2025 $21,978,000,) that is well below the top of the market QB yearly salary. Obviously those lower cap numbers are used in the new contract negotiation, but based on the top QB salaries it doesn't seem to impact the total number in the year-to-year salary as much as you would think.  Looking at the top QB contracts, you would expect to see QBs in their 3rd contract at the top of the list (no more rookie cheap years included in the negotiation), but that's not the case.  link

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