Details on a couple of recent NFL deals:
- Laremy Tunsil‘s three-year, $66MM extension with the Texans has been officially processed, as Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. The add-on starts in 2021 and takes him through the 2024 season. All together, it comes out to a $76.35MM arrangement with $40MM fully guaranteed and $50MM effectively guaranteed. The deal also calls for an escalation in cap hits, giving Houston more short-term flexibility – Tunsil is set to count for cap hits of $14.1MM, $19.4MM, $21.1MM, and $21.75MM in each of the next four seasons.
- The Jets‘ one-year deal with quarterback David Fales is worth $910K – the veteran’s minimum – with just $100K guaranteed (Twitter link via Connor Hughes of The Athletic). It’s a low-cost deal that will allow the Jets to keep Fales on the 53-man roster if they wish, or drop him this summer without much of a cap penalty. For now, he’ll fight for a spot behind Sam Darnold, alongside fourth-round pick James Morgan.
Most likely, Fales will not be the backup going into the season. I’m pretty certain Joe Douglas will find experienced veteran to mentor Darnold and Morgan. It’s possible Fales could be a placeholder until Flacco recovers, if he’s willing to sign a deal like Winston’s or Dalton’s. Even if they don’t go the veteran route, there’s no guarantee he beats out Mike White.
*Celebrating with a gas mask*
Tunsil was ahead of his time.
By going “mask on, f-it, ‘Mask Off'” he was from the Future. 😉