The wide receiver marketplace is nuts. Tyreek Hill just went to the Dolphins for a package that included multiple premium draft picks and a new contract that will give him $72.2 million in guarantees and $120 million total over four years. Christian Kirk got $72 million with $37 million in guarantees over four years after a good but not spectacular first contract in Arizona. Hell, Russell Gage got three years, $30 million in $20 million in guarantees. It’s a very good time to be a capable NFL receiver.
If you have an elite player, you had better expect to pay up to keep him, especially in 2023 after some of the market-setting deals this year.