FREE AGENCY - Part 1

                             FREE AGENCY - Part 1

                                           Welcome to the 2018 NFL Season!

Well guess who’s back!

It has been a crazy couple of months taking a break and being away. It feels good to be back and the NFL year  has officially begun.

We are going to look at all the off-season moves so far in this crazy 2018 NFL Free agency. There have been some great moves and some head scratchers but that the NFL and what make it so good. It is an all year thing. A male soap opera that never ends. To be honest there is no offseason to be frank.

Okay here is a list of all the Top 20 Free agency moves so far. I have listed the free agents signings by rank.

1.      Drew Brees                      QB Team SAINTS 2 years

2.      Kirk Cousins                    QB Team – VIKINGS 3 years

3.      Andrew Norwall              G Team JAGUARS 5 years

4.      Trumaine Jonshson          CB Team JETS  5 years

5.      Nate solder                       OT Team NY Giants 4 years

6.      Kyle Fuller                       CB Team BEARS   4 years

7.      Case Keenum                   QB Team BRONCOS 2 years

8.      Trey Burton                      TE   Team EAGLES   4 years

9.      Malcom Butler                  CB Team  TITANS    5 years

10.  Star Lotulelei                    DT  Team BILLS     5 years

11.  Sheldon Richardson          DT   Team VIKINGS 1 year

12.  Sammy Watkins                WR   Team CHIEFS  3 years

13.  Dontari Poe                        DT    Team PANTHERS 3 years

14.  Jimmy Graham                  TE       Team  PACKERS  3 years

15.  Allen Robinson                  WR     Team BEARS       3 years

16.  Justin  Pugh                        OT/G    Team CARDINALS 5 years

17.  Austin Seferian- Jenkins     TE    Team   JAGUARS  2 years

18.  Rashaan Melvin                   CB     Team  RAINDERS 1 year

19.  Morgan Burnett                    S        Team   UNRESTRICTED

20.  Muhammad Wilkerson         DE     Team   PACKERS 1 year

Notables still “on the bench” AKA Free Agents.

1.      Ndamukong Suh                 DT

2.      Johnathan Hankins              DT

3.      E.J. Gaines                          CB

4.      Bashaud Breeland               CB

5.      Robert Ayers                       4-3 DE

6.      Eric Reid                             S

7.      Morgan Burnett                   S

8.      NaVorro Bowman              ILB

9.      Byron Maxwell                  CB

10.  Junior Galette                    3-4 OLB

11.  Terrelle Pryor                    WR              

Some of these signings are one year prove it deals with some top guys or used to be top guys like Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson. If they keep their nose clean and produce, they could be in line for some big money.

Finally, Kirk cousins chose his team and were paid. Here are the details of his contact.

According to Mark Rosen of CBS Minnesota, the deal will pay Cousins an NFL record $28 million per season, totaling out at $84 million over the three years.

The $28 million annually is just north of the $27.5 million Jimmy Garoppolo received on his five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers earlier in the offseason. It is also the first fully guaranteed multi-year deal for a quarterback in league history.

This changes the game folks. Now just like the NBA contacts will  become guaranteed for the top QB’s and then who knows other positions.

Think about it. Aaron Rodgers is due for an extension, then there is the new up and coming superstars that is going to command top dollar. Like The Eagles Carson Wentz, The Rams  Jared Goff and The Cowboys  Dak Prescott and there is many others. Get ready! We’re going into a NEW Era of the NFL. I am glad too. For such a violent game where the average NFL career lasts 2.5 years these guys deserve to get every penny they can get.

Anyway folks that’s it for now stay tuned for PART 2!

Joe Jeremiah