Catching bucks
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The time is right – and ripe – to be a star NFL wide receiver. These 11 pass-catchers have all received big contracts since the 2021 season ended. Makes everyone wonder who is next — Terry McLaurin, DK Metcalf or Deebo Samuel? Thanks to Spotrac.com for the financial data.
Cooper Kupp
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Pretty good haul for third-round pick out of Eastern Washington. The Rams rewarded Cooper Kupp with a three-year, $ 80 million extension and all but $ 5 million is guaranteed.
AJ Brown
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AJ Brown was traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Philadelphia Eagles after a contract impasse. The impasse passed when the Eagles landed Brown and rewarded him with a four-year, $ 100 million deal.
Stefon Diggs
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The Buffalo Bills gave Stefon Diggs (Josh Allen’s favorite target) an additional four years and $ 96 million to the $ 25 million he had remaining on the final two years of his contract. The result is a six-year contract with an average annual salary of around $ 21 million.
Tyreek Hill
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Tyreek Hill (left) and the Chiefs could not agree on a new contract. So, the Cheetah was dealt to Miami and will take his talents to South Beach and the Dolphins. Hill’s haul is for four years and $ 120 million.
Davante Adams
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Davante Adams moves from Green Bay to Las Vegas and his reward from the team in Sin City is a sweet five-year, $ 141.25 million contract with the Raiders (average annual value of $ 28.25 million).
Allen Robinson
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Allen Robinson wins all-around. He gets to leave Chicago and the porous Bears for the Super Bowl champion Rams. No knock on Chicago, but when it comes to NFL, would you rather be a Bear or a Ram? The contract is for three years and $ 46.5 million.
Brandin Cooks
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Brandin Cooks has moved around the NFL, which was unlikely given how productive he has been. The Texans dug into their vault and came up with a two-year contract worth almost $ 40 million.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
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Someone had to benefit from the Chiefs sending Tyreek Hill to Miami. It was Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who goes from Aaron Rodgers to Patrick Mahomes and grabs a three-year, $ 30 million contract with KC.
Chris Godwin
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You didn’t think the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were going to let Chris Godwin get away with Tom Brady returning, did you? How about a nice, fat three-year contract worth $ 60 million?
Mike Williams
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Mike Williams catches everything thrown his way with the Chargers. There was thought he might be allowed to leave Los Angeles, but the Bolts got a jolt of common sense and gave the former Clemson star a three-year contract also worth $ 60 million.
DJ Moore
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The Panthers went with the market and gave DJ Moore a big contract, too. Carolina’s wideout got a three-year, $ 61.884 million extension, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The deal includes $ 41.61 million guaranteed.
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