The Packers are making it clear who their No. 1 receiver of the future will be, agreeing to an extension with Davante Adams, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports (on Twitter).
It’s a four-year deal, Schefter reports, and for money that will make him by far the Packers’ highest-paid wideout. Adams will soon be earning $14MM per year — $4MM more annually than Jordy Nelson or Randall Cobb are making as a result of their Green Bay re-ups.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (via Twitter) Adams’ deal is worth $58MM over four years. He will receive an $18MM signing bonus and $32MM in the first two years of the deal — one that will tie him to the Packers through 2021. Schefter reports it’s four years and $58.75MM (Twitter link).
By doing this deal now, the Packers could prorate Adams’ signing bonus over a five-year period, ESPN.com’s Field Yates tweets. Adams was set to be a UFA in 2018, and this takes another higher-end receiver off the market.
It also makes Adams one of the NFL’s highest-paid wideouts. Only four wideouts — Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green and Julio Jones — make more money per year than Adams will on his second contract.
The fourth-year target out of Fresno State has graduated to perhaps the Packers’ go-to skill player. During a full Aaron Rodgers season in 2016, Adams caught 75 passes for 997 yards and 12 touchdowns. This season, despite sustaining two concussions because of illegal hits, Adams is at 74/885/10 with Rodgers and Brett Hundley splitting time throwing to him. Adams has over 250 more yards than any other Green Bay pass-catcher and having just turned 25 is seven years younger than Nelson.
Both Nelson and Cobb are under contract for 2018, but each is attached to a $10MM salary. While the Packers could look to adjust these figures, they now have three wideouts attached to eight-figure-AAV deals. No other team matches that commitment.
For hardcore contract-minutia fans, Adams will be live-streaming his signing (Twitter link).
Huge. He’s clearly the best we’ve got.
Wonder if Cobb or jordy takes a cut or if one is released….
The dead money in cutting either one of them really wouldn’t make sense to me. Nelson still has amazing hands although he looks like he’s moving in slow motion these days. And Cobb has one of the highest YAC totals in the league; couple years removed from his last really good year, but that’s due to injuries to himself last year and Rodgers this year.
False,
Cutting Nelson creates 2.3 mil in dead money and 10.25 mil cap savings
Cutting Cobb creates 3.25 mil dead money and 9.5 mil cap savings
Nelson more likely to be cut but both worth consideration for release
It’ll be Cobb
Well now Ted Thompson can tell all the fans he did something. Set up perfectly to make no other moves and let the leauge pass him by
Could have made more in fa this year
But the comfort of staying in GB is probably what he wanted. Just got married so he’ll want to stay where he has been.
Smart on his part to get locked up after the concussions from dirty hits. Glad to see his brain is working to the point that it’s better to catch from a Rodgers than whatever Buffalo puts out. Sorry to Bills fans. Great city. Love the wings.
What makes a wing from Buffalo wild?
Too much in my opinion. He owes Hundley some change for completely ignoring the other receivers and locking in on Adams 9 times out of 10… not that Hundley deserves anything for his horrific play.
I’m good with the money we are spending on receivers as the unit works well. Our pass rush money is questionable to me. Our core OLB are not living up to the money that the Packers are paying them.
Like this move. Out of all the younger guys we have, he was going to be on of the harder ones to replace. Nice to see a good player get paid and held onto by us.