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September 2, 2014 at 7:22 am #5843
PA RamParticipantJ.J. Watts signed his contract extension:
J.J. Watt said in mid-August that it would be “great” to get an extension done with the Texans before the regular season started and it looks like the team listened. According to the Houston Chronicle, Watt and the Texans have agreed to terms on a six-year extension worth up to $100 million.
That total includes $51.876 million in guaranteed money, making Watt the highest paid defensive player in the NFL. The previous high for a defensive player was Mario Williams’ six-year, $96 million deal with Buffalo that included $50 million in guarantees.
Watt will be getting a substantial raise in his new contract.
Under the terms of his rookie deal, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft was set to make a total of $8.1 million over the final two years of his contract. Watt was scheduled to earn $1.9 million in 2014 and $6.9 million in 2015.
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick
September 2, 2014 at 7:59 am #5845
znModeratorJ.J. Watts signed his contract extension:
J.J. Watt said in mid-August that it would be “great” to get an extension done with the Texans before the regular season started and it looks like the team listened. According to the Houston Chronicle, Watt and the Texans have agreed to terms on a six-year extension worth up to $100 million.
That total includes $51.876 million in guaranteed money, making Watt the highest paid defensive player in the NFL. The previous high for a defensive player was Mario Williams’ six-year, $96 million deal with Buffalo that included $50 million in guarantees.
Watt will be getting a substantial raise in his new contract.
Under the terms of his rookie deal, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft was set to make a total of $8.1 million over the final two years of his contract. Watt was scheduled to earn $1.9 million in 2014 and $6.9 million in 2015.
Yeah Quinn will get easily that much.
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September 2, 2014 at 8:56 am #5859PA RamParticipantRobert Quinn @RQuinn94 8m
Congrats to @JJWatt on the new luxurious extension…#WellDeserved"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick
September 2, 2014 at 9:00 am #5860znModeratorRobert Quinn @RQuinn94 8m
Congrats to @JJWatt on the new luxurious extension…#WellDeservedHe forgot to add “yes!…bwa ha ha….“
September 2, 2014 at 11:51 am #5874
RamBillParticipantWatt gets paid, Robert Quinn’s turn coming
By Nick Wagonerhttp://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/11218/watt-gets-paid-quinns-turn-coming
EARTH CITY, Mo. — They were selected three spots apart in the 2011 NFL draft. In the time since, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn have developed into two of the league’s most dominant defensive players, regardless of position.
Watt, who checked in at No. 1 amongst defenders in our most recent #NFLRank project, was rewarded for his outstanding body of work early Tuesday morning. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Watt agreed to a six-year, $100 million contract extension with the Texans. Mortensen reports the deal includes $51.8 million guaranteed, the most for a defensive player in the history of the NFL.
Soon after that news broke, Quinn offered his congratulations to his fellow 2011 draftee via Twitter.
It’s left unsaid here but Quinn also might as well have tossed in a hashtag with the words “thank you” after it. That’s because with Watt now officially setting the bar in uncharted territory for a defensive player, Quinn has a pretty good idea of what his next contract is going to look like. Luxurious, indeed.
Clearly, Watt’s value to the Texans makes him a player they know they can’t replace. He’s a dominant run-stuffer and an incredibly productive pass-rusher while playing a position where it’s hard to get sacks.
Robert Quinn
#94 DE
St. Louis Rams2013 STATS
Tot57
Solo50
Ast7
FF7
Sack19.0
Int0The Rams should view Quinn the same way after his breakthrough 2013 season. In posting 19 sacks and seven forced fumbles, Quinn proved beyond a doubt that he’s the Rams’ best and most valuable player. Beyond his pass-rush production, Quinn also made great strides as a run defender and, for whatever it’s worth, earned record-high grades for a 4-3 defensive end from Pro Football Focus.
The scary thing about Quinn is that he’s only 24 years old and just scratching the surface of what he can do in the NFL. Working with defensive line coach Mike Waufle, one of the best in the league at his craft, there’s almost no ceiling to what Quinn could become.
The Rams have Quinn under control for the next two years at the reasonable cap charge of a combined $9,971,381, which includes the bargain rate of just over $3 million this season. In theory, they could wait it out and use the franchise tag if they wanted but it seems unlikely they’d go that route since there’s no reason to potentially anger the easy going Quinn.
Instead, my expectation is the Rams will wait until after this season to begin talks on extending Quinn. After the year, the Rams will free plenty of cap space (a number which could be even bigger if they part ways with quarterback Sam Bradford) and Quinn will have a chance to add another dominant year to his overall body of work.
There’s little doubt the Rams will work to ensure Quinn remains a franchise fixture well into the future. Now that the bar has been set, it’s not really a matter of if but when.
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