It doesn't seem that long ago when All-Pro defensive end Nick Bosa signed a lucrative five-year, $170 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.
That precedent-setting deal seemed ludicrous at the time, especially considering how Bosa effectively held out until the 11th hour to ink the extension. And it's fair to wonder if that precedent ultimately upset the Niners with how it was handled.
Two years later, though, San Francisco has to be looking at the Bosa deal -- one worth an average of $34 million per year -- as a comparative bargain.