The Jets offered linebacker Dont’a Hightower a deal with a maximum value of $62.5MM over five years, but grew reticent after seeing the results of Hightower’s physical, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
While New York didn’t officially drop out of the running for Hightower after the physical was concluded, it essentially ceded negotiations to the Patriots, who re-signed Hightower on a four-year pact worth $35.5MM. For what it’s worth, Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com (Twitter link) says the Jets did in fact pull their offer to Hightower after his examination.
The base value of the Jets’ proposal was $55MM, reports Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, while the max value could have only been attained had Hightower played in every game and made the Pro Bowl in every year of the duration of the deal. At present, it’s not clear exactly what details of Hightower’s physical bothered the Jets, but as Cimini details, Hightower has dealt with recent knee and shoulder injuries.
Ultimately, Hightower’s Patriots contract will pay him roughly $1.25MM less per year than would the Jets’ offer.
obviously not a math major are we?
The difference is roughly 2.2 million per year(5/55 vs. 4/35.5), not 1.25. Kinda a big difference, give or take a million.
im sure you’ll get it next time!
No need to be condescending. I wonder if there are some other elements Dallas was taking into consideration.
The Pats offer was actually 4 yrs/43.5M
Does it matter? He wasnt gonna go to a sorry team anyways
Now he go back to blending in with all the D-bags in New England.
Want some crackers with all that whine?
Your jealous because your team whoever it is, isn’t dominating football and winning championships the last 15 years like the pats.
You need a hug dude?
Yea but with incentives and all that the pats offer if incentives are made its 43.5 mill.but yea I get what ur saying
I hate math. I also hate when people discuss math.
well lucky for you the burger flippers at McD’s or Walmart greeters don’t need math to succeed. You still have a shot at a career.
Lol dude why do you feel the need to put people down? Being mean gets you nowhere in life, remember that.
its the only way he can. not enough sack to talk that way in person
Actually they do need math….just saying. And you kind of need to increase your intelligence a little bit.
You spelt cheating wrong. And lying.
link to businessinsider.com