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  • Owen
  • Market Pricing
  • April 21, 2025

Trey McBride’s Extension: A Case Study

Tight-end Trey McBride signed a 4-year, $76MM contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals this off-season.

The payday is deserved. The structure is classic. The extension is a unique inflection point for the market.

It's a fascinating case study into the surprising off-the-field factors that can influence a contract.

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  • Owen
  • Market Pricing
  • February 21, 2025

It’s OK to Pay Great Players. Yes, even the Running Backs

It’s no coincidence that the two sharpest front offices in the league, the Ravens and Eagles, signed the two bargain-bin elite running backs this offseason. There’s something so beautiful about that. It’s poetic, really. We so readily accepted “never pay a running back.”…

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  • Owen
  • WR Bubble
  • October 29, 2024

Let Them Walk: The Mythical Steeler Receiver

Across the league, wide receivers are now paid impulsively, thus a bubble is forming. Franchises may circumvent this issue by allowing their WRs to walk in free agency. Conveniently, the Steelers have practiced this for years. 25 Years. The Steelers are an intriguing…

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