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Jaguars Are Messing With The Entire Free Agent Market

By Lawrence Fernandez March 15, 2022

Shad Khan Owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on during Training Camp at TIAA Bank Field on July 29, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida.
(Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

 

It’s like the Jacksonville Jaguars had an open wallet to start 2022 NFL free agency.

The team doled out close to $230 million worth of contracts to six players on the first day of legal negotiations with free agents.

The biggest catch they had was wide receiver Christian Kirk whom they gave a four-year, $72 million deal.

Jacksonville also got All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff for a three-year, $49.5 million contract.

Also included in their massive haul are linebacker Foye Oluokun, defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi, wide receiver Zay Jones, and tight end Evan Engram.

The deals that the Jaguars made before the 2022 league year officially starts will have significant effects on how contract negotiations will unfold, as CBS Sports senior NFL reporter Jonathan Jones pointed out.

Trent Baalke and the Jags have thrown the free-agency market out of whack. Agents, rightly, want to negotiate deals for their players based off Jax's valuations. The other teams are saying "not so fast."

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) March 15, 2022

Jones tweeted, “Trent Baalke and the Jags have thrown the free-agency market out of whack. Agents, rightly, want to negotiate deals for players based off Jax’s valuations. The other teams are saying “not so fast.”

As always, agents write up contract proposals based on what the market dictates.

They base their projections on the player that has a comparable production with their client.

However, Jacksonville’s generosity brought the prices to the roof.

 

How The Jaguars Will Affect The Market

Scherff’s new contract gives him an average annual value of $16.5 million, making him the highest-paid free-agent offensive guard for 2022, so far.

While there are no other free agent guards who can command such a contract, it will shape up the value for an All-Pro offensive lineman for years to come.

Likewise, the Jaguars gave Kirk an annual average of $18 million.

If that’s how they value a player with 982 yards and five touchdowns last season, imagine the contract proposal that Davante Adams‘ agent will submit to the Green Bay Packers.

The floor for Adams must be at $20 million per year, right around the value of his franchise tag.

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Filed Under: Jacksonville Jaguars Rumors And News (Updated Daily), NFL Tagged With: Jacksonville Jaguars

About Lawrence Fernandez

Lawrence Andrew Fernandez is a sports journalist from the Philippines. A journalism graduate, he chose sports writing to stay close to the action. Aside from the NFL, he also follows the NBA and MLB. He also delves into mobile games during his free time.

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