SI.com · Mar 19, 2019
Free Agency 2019 Still Hasn't Changed the NFL's Contract Model
Players are still settling for deals without big guarantees, teams are still frontloading deals that lead to massive cap hits. Some things don't change.
As someone with a decade each on both sides of the business of football—representing players and working with teams—I’ve used my media pulpit for the last several years to scream from the mountaintops about the folly that goes on every year with reporting and discussion of NFL contracts. Alas, even with a decent following and a respected voice, I have failed again as headlines blare about NFL free agent contracts worth (illusory) amounts of $50 million, $60 million or even $80 million.
