The original content and analysis produced by the PFR staff during the past week:
- In our latest This Date In Transactions History post, Zach Links examined the one-year contract wide receiver Jerry Rice inked with the Broncos inked at this time 14 years ago. Rice, who had spent the end of his career in Oakland and Seattle, realized he would be no higher than fourth or fifth on Denver’s depth chart, and opted to hang up his cleats.
- Now that the Chargers have lost Hunter Henry for the 2018 campaign, Zach asked PFR readers whether Los Angeles should consider re-signing franchise icon Antonio Gates. The Bolts had previously indicated Gates wasn’t in the club’s 2018 plans, but that may changed now that Henry is down with a torn ACL.
- In another This Date in Transactions History entry, Ben Levine looked at the curious case of defensive back Will Allen, who signed a two-year extension with the Dolphins in 2009…but proceeded to play in zero games under his new deal. A torn ACL and a DUI arrest forced Allen to miss time and ultimately renegotiate his contract, but Miami cut ties nonetheless.
- Sam Robinson probed Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ next contract in our latest Community Tailgate post. Rodgers is fully expected to become the league’s highest-paid player, so it’s just a matter of how the deal is structured. With that in mind, Sam wondered whether Rodgers’ extension could be tied to a percentage of the salary cap.
- The safety market has been infamously slow to develop this offseason, leading Rory Parks to ask PFR readers who will be the first safety to ultimately land a new deal. Kenny Vaccaro and Tre Boston are virtually tied in the polling, with Eric Reid perhaps weighted down by his national anthem stance.