Quarterbacks get paid, period. At least, as long as they’re perceived as starters. And in some ways, they have more power than ever before, yet at the same time it comes at the same time that teams find their quarterbacks less indispensable—surely offset by the stellar packages they can receive in return.
Nothing better illustrates that than the Deshaun Watson trade, which on the one hand recouped three first-round picks and additional resources for the Houston Texans, and for the player, a landmark five-year, fully-guaranteed $230 million contract.
Don’t think every other quarterback with a deal coming up and their agents (if they have one, cough cough) aren’t paying attention.