Lane Johnson gets paid

[Ken]

25mil for LT ~20mil for RT.

Luckily, Steele is not near Johnsons level.

If he got on those PEDs he would...

 

[baltcowboy]

25mil for LT ~20mil for RT.

Luckily, Steele is not near Johnsons level.

What does Steele’s agent think. The Cowboys tried to sign him last offseason. The agent said no. Now we do know what players think of Stephen’s honest offers so who can really tell.

 

[JBS]

Not really. The one-year extension is for $30 mil, which seems very much like a major overpay on their part.

He's highly unlikely to fulfill that obligation in four years. It seems to me like they're cutting their own throats.

Whether it’s a good decision or bad decision isn’t what was asked. It’s what happened. Not hard to understand

 

[USArmyVet]

...and with the new money and what amounts to 4-years and a total of $80.75M that breaks down to an average of about $20M/year which ranks him 4th amongst the highest-paid NFL OT's in the NFL.....and need we remind anyone that equates to $4M more than what Dallas had Zeke Elliott under contract for before being released.

 

[Bullflop]

good for him he's been a good lineman.

Very true, although I can't help but to think it's gonna bite them in their fannies over time. Can't wait to see how this turns out in the end.

 

[Vanilla2]

This place would be hammering Jerry for this move, but we are surrounded by eagle fanzz here.

Shouldn’t this eagle lovefest be moved to THE nfl zone?

 

[Captain-Crash]

get that money Lane. good job

 

[John813]

What does Steele’s agent think. The Cowboys tried to sign him last offseason. The agent said no. Now we do know what players think of Stephen’s honest offers so who can really tell.

Last year he only had two accrued seasons. One meh, one up-trending one. Cowboys had him locked on a ERFA last year. Never knew they even tried to give him a longer deal.

Have to wonder if they are talking to him right now about an extension or not. Could wait to see how he recovers first off.

 

[USArmyVet]

This place would be hammering Jerry for this move, but we are surrounded by eagle fanzz here.

Shouldn’t this eagle lovefest be moved to THE nfl zone?

You mean like Zeke's contract? How about DLaw? How about Dak? Stop with the feigned outrage and stop with trying to oust people because you disagree with them.

 

[Captain-Crash]

You mean like Zeke's contract? How about DLaw? How about Dak? Stop with the feigned outrage and stop with trying to oust people because you disagree with them.

look at that head in his picture you would be outraged too if you had a noggin like that. sheesh.

 

[Aven8]

The guy is a flat out stud. Not sure we’ve seen one like him since Eric Williams. Yes he’s a rival but you have to appreciate greatness.

 

[Sydla]

Not sure how he can be under contract for the next four years if it's a one-year deal. Something's seriously amiss here. It appears it's actually a $72,000,000 contract over 4 years not what is claimed.

Dummy years apparently.

 

[Sydla]

Basically, what Philly is doing is giving him $30 million more over the remaining life of his contract and then adding a year in 2026. He's going to get pay raises in each of the next few years and by being able to essentially re-write his contract, it appears they are creating space this year.

 

[Teague31]

Wrong forum

 

[Kwyn]

This is a cap management move. They actually save 10m on the cap this year.

https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/...e-johnson-contract-extension-nfl-free-agency/

 

[basel90]

I understand what the tweet is saying, but I don't understand why....$30MM for a guy who will be 35/36 when the deal kicks in. Was he holding out for more money or something?

he is a one of a kind OL , just simply does not allow anyone to sack his QB. a unique talent and he is a notable leader for them and they want him to retire an eagle .

 

[conner01]

...but how does the money actually break down in the grand scheme of things?

Probably spread out like crazy but from the player’s perspective it’s about the guarantee and it’s mostly all guaranteed

 

[thunderpimp91]

he is a one of a kind OL , just simply does not allow anyone to sack his QB. a unique talent and he is a notable leader for them and they want him to retire an eagle .

That's perfectly fine, but the top RT on the market this year got $17MM per season. Johnson getting $34M just sounds insane to me. I guess if it's for the purpose of spreading that money out over the next couple years to give him a (well-deserved) raise it makes more sense. When we see the new terms and payout structure of the deal put in place it might make more sense.

 

[Havic]

good for him he's been a good lineman.

True but he also doesn’t get called on obvious fall starts

 

[LatinMind]

I really hate the BS reporting taking place as the money being reported was an add-on to an existing contract and not necessarily a 1-tear $33M deal that is being consumed.

Let's wait to see how the contract is actually spread out as the Schefters of the world are jumping to get the news out and tweeted before relaying all the info.

It's called a extension for restructuring. They're basically adding another yr they can pro rate his restructured base into a signing bonus.

Being reported that his caphit will be lowered 9.4mil. It was 24.21mil. So they added a yr to give them a extra yr to prorated that 9.4mil