A bevy of elite extensive receivers are anticipated to money in with massive paydays quickly.
The Philadelphia Eagles bought forward of the sport on Monday, signing star wideout DeVonta Smith to a three-year contract extension that features $51M assured.
It was reported on Monday that the very best pass-catcher of one of many Eagles’ division rivals (Dallas Cowboys extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb) was expected to skip the beginning of the crew’s voluntary offseason program.
Lamb and the Cowboys are dealing with a possible holdout after the crew failed to handle his contract state of affairs earlier within the offseason.
Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers and Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals have been concerned in rampant trade rumors in current months.
The futures of Bengals Professional Bowler Ja’Marr Chase, Detroit Lions All-Professional Amon-Ra St. Brown and Minnesota Vikings stud Justin Jefferson have all come into question this offseason as effectively.
Smith’s sidekick (three-time Professional Bowler A.J. Brown) has additionally been in fixed trade chatter, making Philadelphia’s transfer to lock up the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner much more necessary.
Smith led the crew throughout the board in targets (104), receptions (64), receiving yards (916) and receiving touchdowns (5) throughout his 2021 rookie marketing campaign. Throughout his final two seasons sharing the sector with Brown, the 25-year-old has completed second in targets and receiving yards.
Smith led the Eagles in receptions (95) and was second in touchdowns (seven) in 2022 and tied Brown for the crew lead in touchdowns (seven) in 2023.
