Last offseason, there were several seminal contracts that blew up the free agent and trade markets, completely reversing the fortunes of some teams.
Christian Kirk’s free-agent deal was the first domino to fall. It seemed absurd that a player who had never recorded a 1,000-yard season received a contract worth $18 million per year in average annual value.
That set the tone for Davante Adams’s trade. Up until then, the Packers had hoped that they could come to terms with Adams after retaining Aaron Rodgers. However, they realized they had no chance of keeping Adams at the price point he requested and pivoted to trade him to the Raiders.