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In 1995, Irvin signed what was then a gigantic NFL contract, five years totaling $15 million. The now-56-year-old remembers Drew Pearson, a Cowboys wideout from 1973 through 1983, exclaiming how much money it was, and responding that “I’m going to be saying that about other guys as we move forward and this league continues to grow.”
Irvin marveled how Adams and Hill had potential opportunities to take big-money deals in Green Bay and Kansas City but opted to go elsewhere, leaving behind “those quarterbacks.