Man, Joe is floored by the Jaguars handing middle-of-the-pack quarterback Trevor Lawrence a five-year contract extension at what reports say is $55 million per year plus incentives.
The stage sure seems set for fellow starting QBs Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love and Dak Prescott to make as much or more.
Lawrence will earn more than Jared Goff ($53 million per year) Justin Herbert ($52.5 million) and Lamar Jackson ($52 million).
Patrick Mahomes is now way underpaid and a bunch of guys in earning in the mid-$30-million range and in the 40s are straining to look up.
Pro Bowl Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield’s new contract gives him $30 million this season and next, and $40 million if he sticks in 2026.
Man, what a deal the Bucs got!
Mayfield is a better player than Lawrence, who has a quarterback guru for a head coach. And Mayfield just turned 29 years old. He’s got at least five years of prime quarterbacking years left.
Old man Kirk Cousins got a $50 million signing bonus and a $12.5 million salary to try and fix the Falcons in 2024. Next year, he’ll be stuck making Mayfield money.
As a bonus for the Bucs, Joe thinks Mayfield isn’t the kind of guy to squeeze the Bucs for more money if he has another Pro Bowl season this year. That squeeze probably comes hard if Mayfield has a good 2025 season for Tampa Bay.
