We’re now in the middle of free agency’s second wave, but we’ve still got some business to clean up from the first wave. Many of the Detroit Lions signings last week—okay, re-signings—had only basic contract details released to the public. And as we’ve seen time and time again, those numbers can be very misleading. For example, Josh Reynolds’ contract was originally reported as a two-year, $12 million contract, but in reality, it functions much more like a two-year, $6 million contract.
Some more extra contract details were released this week, and, again, it’s a good reminder not to overreact to the original contract terms reported.