In two years, the market has gone from $46 million (Deshaun Watson) to $51 million (Jalen Hurts) to $55 million (Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence). Inevitably, a quarterback will get to $60 million per year in new-money average.Who will it be? Rich Eisen asked that question recently. I threw out a couple of possible names. I've since had a chance to go team by team and to compile a full list of possibilities.In the end, it's going to be a product of negotiations and circumstances. More than one of the names listed below could get to $60 million. For now, the question is who gets there first?Here they are, listed in a loose hierarchy of most likely to least likely. For anyone who isn't on the list, it's not just unlikely - it's likely impossible.Dak Prescott, Cowboys: He's currently in the best position to get a contract that starts with a 6. Between the growth of the market, the ongoing increases to the salary cap, and the leverage that comes from the final year of the contract that the Cowboys waited too long to give him, Prescott can basically name his price. Why wouldn't that price be $60 million per year?Jordan Love, Packers: The Packers and Love are working on a new contract....
Which quarterback will be the first to get to $60 million?
Jun 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM
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