The Phony Numbers in NFL Free Agency

Here’s your regular reminder that the eye-popping contract numbers trotted out during NFL free agency—unlike major league baseball—are far from the real thing. Plus, why the combine’s move to L.A. is inevitable, why Nick Foles was never going to stay in Philly, where the AAF’s money is coming from and what to expect for Robert Kraft.

There are sooo many stories on the business of football right now. Let’s examine a few:

On NFL contracts as free agency approaches

Next week a select group of NFL golden ticket winners will sign new contracts with headlines blaring total contract values of $60 million, $80 million, perhaps even $100 million. But, of course, none of those contracts will be worth…