The flurry of NFL free-agent signings last week came with its usual flurry of numbers. X player signed with X team for X years and XX,XXX,XXX dollars, of which X,XXX,XXX is guaranteed. You read and/or hear about it every hour, every minute of the first week, and it's hard to keep track of it all.
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The numbers that accompany the news of signings don't always tell the whole story. It's easy to draw conclusions from initial reports and believe one linebacker or safety got a much better deal than another in another town.