Patrick Surtain II signs 4 year extension
 

Floor for McDuffie's deal will be $100mil with 80 guaranteed next year

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Broncos</a> and 1st-Team All-Pro CB Patrick Surtain II have agreed to a massive 4-year, $96M contract extension, with $77.5M guaranteed, per multiple sources.<br><br>Surtain becomes the highest-paid DB in NFL history. <a href="https://t.co/c7F9C2Cr5F">pic.twitter.com/c7F9C2Cr5F</a></p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1831321498683904083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That's like putting a silk hat on a pig.

Former Alabama players have now officially signed contracts this offseason worth more than $1B dollars.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide have been getting PAID in the NFL…. 💰 <br><br>(📸 <a href="https://twitter.com/The33rdTeamFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The33rdTeamFB</a>) <a href="https://t.co/1zmsNmrX86">pic.twitter.com/1zmsNmrX86</a></p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1831325922508632320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'm sure they were well paid at Alabama too.

Did you know no Alabama player has ever scored a point in the Superbowl.

With this new contract added to Russell Wilson's dead-cap hit, they probably have about $1.25 left to spend on the rest of the team.

Hurts?

Nope, he's considered an Oklahoma player.

Couldn't even afford no damn Loch Ness Monster.

He played at Alabama for 3 years. I think he's considered an Alabama and an Oklahoma player.

For that stat he's not, you'll continue to see it every SB.

Then it's very misleading...he was an Alabama player. Maybe it should change to graduate of...

I was going say Joe Namath, but he did not score a TD in SB III, the only SB MVP to not score a TB and win SB MVP.

The Chiefs are going to pay a lot of money to McDuffie and Karlaftis in the coming years. Good thing it won’t hit until Chris Jones is done playing

I guess they're going all in while their franchise QB is still on his rookie contract. LMAO

That's still a pretty reasonable amount when you look at the talent there.

Fair point.


LMAO

Then it's a really stupid stat.

Most of these dudes don't graduate.

If you have to torture a stat that badly, just keep it in your pocket. It's dumb.

Denver denvering.

I thought that when I typed it... either way, a guy spends 3 years at Bama and is in the NFL... he's a Bama guy, as well as a Sooner. You'll see so much of this now with the portal.

No, that would have been keeping Russ... or signing Minshew rather than go in the draft and see what happens.

Takes 'Bama to two national championship games. Sets offensive records there as a true Freshman, wins SEC Offensive Player of the year at Alabama, makes the cover of SI in a 'Bama jersey.

Shit - the dude GRADUATED from Alabama. Got a Coms degree there.

Not an "Alabama Player"

Okaaaaaay....

Mecca gonna Mecca. Someone on the television told him something so he's just gonna sing that song like he was told...

I’d bet the actual stat is “drafted out of Alabama”.

Still a dumb stat, but I bet that’s the actual wording.

Like I said, when you have to torture a stat like that, just don't bother with it.

Found this... sounds like a CBS generated story.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/s...tinue-in-2024/

"You might be asking, didn't Jalen Hurts run for three touchdowns in last year's Super Bowl? He did, but because he finished his career at Oklahoma, Hurts doesn't count an an Alabama alum."

"Speaking of quarterbacks, the first three Super Bowl MVPs hailed from Alabama. Bart Starr led the Packers to the wins in the first two Super Bowls. Joe Namath followed suit by leading the greatest upset in NFL history in Super Bowl III. But neither player physically scored a point in those games. In January 1977, former Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler became the third Alabama quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. He threw a touchdown pass, but he didn't run for one, thus continuing the scoring drought. "


Such a bogus thing to throw out there... now that I've read this article, it's a lame thing to throw out. The article isn’t consistent when it mentions how Stabler and Hurts are disqualified

Surtain is in a great spot in Denver, because he almost never has to face an offense that's trying to come back from a deficit.

I guess by that logic Jamaal Charles isn't considered a Chiefs player. The 2nd best TE of all time isn't considered a Chiefs player, but instead is a falcon.

Top 10 in both Throwing AND Rushing (in both yards and touchdowns) for Alabama. Y'know, that rinky dink little program down south with no history to speak of.

Not an Alabama player.

We've finally found something more reeruned than RAS...

Yeah and that was a tough one to top.

God damn, what a stupid ****ing statistic. It kind of irritates me that Mecca had to bring it up. Damn him

He is considered to be which ever of the two is most convenient for him to be considered at any given moment.

X gonna give it to him this season.

Has not flipped the result of a single game in his career

He's the Dan Marino of TEs. Gaudy numbers and an empty trophy case. He's MAYBE the 3rd best of all time, and that's only if you remove hardware from the equation completely.

Yeah, Kelce and Gronk have 1-2 on lock (in that order, IMO, but I can see an argument to the contrary).

Gates and Winslow are at 5-6.

So 3 or 4 is the debate here - Tony G or Sharpe. Tony G beats him on numbers, Sharpe kills him on hardware. At their respective apexes, (1998-2001) it was Tony getting the All Pro nods but a pretty good argument exists that Sharpe was declining at that point while Tony was still ascending.

But ultimately I don't think there's a huge distinction between their best levels. Both guys were spectacular at their best. Longevity, though, is Tony G in a walk.

So regardless of hardware, I'm giving Tony the 3 spot.

Kelce
Gronk
Gonzalez
Sharpe
Gates
Winslow
Everyone else (there's a pretty big drop after Winslow, IMO)

270 games from Gonzelez, virtually all of them at a very high level (whereas Gates fell off really hard) is pretty damn incredible, though. To put that in perspective, Kelce would need to play another SEVEN YEARS to hit those figures. Dude was made of granite.

If they were at the school when they were drafted, then they're from that school this isn't hard.

Baker Mayfield isn't a Texas Tech QB

Baker Mayfield played less than a single season at Tech.

Jalen Hurts set school records at 'Bama.

The conundrum here is do you get the bag or do yo sign a more team friendly deal in the hopes to get traded to a team that isn't ass?

Crazy thing is, in two or three years this will seem like a good deal.

The deal doesn't technically take effect until 2 years from now. He's still on his rookie contract for two more years although the signing bonus gets paid out at signing which is now.

Yeah, by then this deal will look pretty standard. Nuts, imo, but probably true.

they were obviously going to pay him, he's one of like 3 players I can even name on the broncos and I watch them 2 times per year

They also have Garrett Bolles, but only because other teams aren't confident that he could find their facilities if they traded for him.

Right now it's

Gronk
Kelce
Sharpe
Gates
Gonzalez
Winslow

I'd go with...

Gonzalez
Kelce
Winslow
Ozzie Newsome
Gronkowski
Jackie Smith

No way in hell Gates is above Gonzalez.

Oh yeah I forgot about newsome and John Mackey actually.

Right now it's

Gronk
Kelce
Sharpe
Newsome
Mackey
Gates
Gonzalez
Winslow

Please.

Sharpe is defensible but is still homeriffic.

Gates over Gonzalez is just flat being a hater. Gates did the same things Gonzalez did, but at a lower level and for less time. There is NO argument, none whatsoever, in favor of putting Gates ahead of Gonzelez.

Doing so shreds any credibility you may have in the discussion.

"I'm 'traded'? You mean like I'm a Pokemon card?"

It's par for the course with Garcia, because he's a fool.

1 & 2 can go either way (depending on who you ask), but the #3 guy on your list said himself that Kelce is the greatest TE of All-Time, largely due to the 7 straight 1000 yard seasons. He said that was crazy and that no TE will ever accomplish that again.

Considering how bad the Broncos will be this year I don't see the point.

I like to think that the chiefs drafting worthy precipitated this contract. Might not be true, but I choose to believe that the chiefs live in the heads of other gms.

They drafted Worthy because he's an excellent wide receiver, and area we were deficient in.

I can easily buy the argument that Kelce is the greatest tight end ever because he's made the most clutch plays and has been dominant for a long time. But I also feel like Tony G. is a victim of being in the wrong place and wrong time. It's hard to not pick Tony, who went to a million pro bowls on really bad teams.

Surtain is a Bartee/Warfield level corner being paid like he's Darrelle Revis ROFL

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So, what you're saying is....pasta was right ROFL ROFL ROFL

It’s PFF, so their ratings need to be taken with a grain of salt.