5 mil and I’d have to be more careful. 20 mil and I’m super comfortable. Either way, I’d never work another day. I’m happy for the kid.
They're in different job roles so not comparable. Lots of professions have individual contributors that make more than management.
I don’t think it’s about comparables. I think it’s about respect and trust. More difficult to keep that when the player makes more than the coach
I thought when he left UF he was an excellent tackle on a mediocre line. Especially his pass pro. I am no expert at all, but i distinctly remember him using his hands, his "punch" to stun and stop SEC DE's in their tracks.
He hasn’t been good in the league. This past season was his best year by far, but he wasn’t close to that kind of money good. Still good for him getting that kind of money, but someone in that front office got suckered
10 tackles made over 16 mil last year and new cap and contracts always goes up. By those numbers, he’s a bit better than average.
Strangely, the player he is replacing, 4-time Pro Bowler Orlando Brown, Jr., couldn’t top $16M per season on this same open market.
Fellow Cocoa HS Grad Chauncey Gardner-Johnson just signed an $8M 1-yr deal with the Lions. Betting on getting a long term deal next year
This seems like a major loss for the Eagles. And a major risk for CGJ, but one that could be very lucrative.
Should Michael Jordan have made less than Phil Jackson? Should Scottie Scheffler’s swing coach make more than him? Money is important but if is how “respect and trust” are measured, you’ll have neither. Money is a tool for exchanging goods, the perceived worth of a tackle in this case, but money has little to do with characteristics like respect and trust imo.
Jawaan got paid because it’s what the current market demands for a starting tackle Same reason these houses around my block are selling for half-a-million now, even though most of us bought them for $200k or less only a few years ago
I wasn’t very clear. I believe true professionals understand the relationship better than some college kids. I believe a freshman making who knows how much might let that affect his respect for a coach, whereas a true professional would probably have a better understanding.
He's pretty clearly making 25-30% more than his past level of play would dictate. But Andy Reid knows OL so maybe his play in the future will justify that amount.
