In case you missed it, here’s a look at some of our faves from the past week:
- It’s been four years since the Rams officially inked Jared Goff to his rookie deal. That contract paid the No. 1 overall pick $28MM over four years and saw the Rams reach the Super Bowl in Goff’s third pro season. Now, Goff is facing lofty expectations as he plays on his four-year, $134MM add-on.
- In another look back at 2016, we reflected on Keenan Allen‘s big-time raise with the Chargers. At the time, the four-year, $45MM seemed somewhat risky. And, after Allen suffered an ACL tear in the first game of his new deal, it looked like a potential misfire. Fortunately, Allen bounced back, and he’s ready to cash in all over again.
- Gareon Conley didn’t work out for the Raiders, but he could be on the cusp of a big payday with the Texans. Conley is set to enter his walk year and you might be surprised to see how some of the advanced metrics grade his pro performance to date. If he secures the starting job opposite of Bradley Roby and plays up to par, he just might secure the bag with the Texans or another team.
- It’s also a make-or-break year for Titans wide receiver Corey Davis, as Rory Parks writes. A full season with the resurgent Ryan Tannehill may help him get his pro career on track, though Davis didn’t do any better with last season with him vs. Marcus Mariota. After Davis was leapfrogged by A.J. Brown, the pressure is on for the top-five pick to reassert himself.
- What’s the deal with offset language? We explained, and explained why it’s no longer such a big deal for NFL rookies.
- Remember Chad Johnson’s time with the Dolphins in 2012? That marked his last contract in pro football, unless you count his single 2017 game with the Monterrey Fundidores of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional de México.