Russel Wilson and Friends agree to deal.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's not "logic", it's fact.

Agents and teams throw out all the crazy ass numbers to wow and impress people, but the books say otherwise.

If Aaron Rodgers is currently playing on a 7 year, $129 million dollar contract (and I'm just using your numbers, not looking them up), then he's averaging $18.4 million per year, that is, if he hits all of his escalators.

It's pretty simple.

You're not incorrect.

However, most people tend to look at a deal in terms of comparing it to what would have happened if no deal had been signed, i.e. the original contract with no extension.