Reed just got more pricey.
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:43 pm
Maybe we can make him play all 18 games......
And on Monday came what former NFL agent Joel Corry, who now writes about league financial matters for CBSSports.com and other outlets, said is some clarity to Reed’s market value thanks to a new contract signed by Atlanta’s Grady Jarrett.
Jarrett, who been given a franchise tag by Atlanta last spring, agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $68 million ($17 million per year average) on Monday just before the deadline for teams to sign tagged players to long-term contracts.
“That helps really define the (defensive tackle) market,’’ Corry said of a contract that makes Jarrett the third-highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL behind only Aaron Donald of the Rams and Fletcher Cox of the Eagles.
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Reed is represented by Young Money APAA Sports, headed up by Lil Wayne. And Corry said if he were Reed’s agents, the deal Jarrett received would be the starting point.
“I would be using that as ‘this is where the market is. This is his benchmark. This is the comp we should be talking about,’’’ Corry said.
It was a deal Reed noticed as well, tweeting shortly after it was announced “S/o to @GradyJarrett big time my guy.’’
Corry, though, says it might not even be that simple, noting that Chris Jones is also still hoping to get a new deal from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Corry says he doesn’t think Jones will sign for less than $20 million a year, and that he doesn’t think the Chiefs will want to pay it. But if Jones were to get a new contract at that number, then Reed’s agents would likely to point to that deal, as well.
“He is not Chris Jones,’’ Corry said of Reed. “But (if he were Reed’s agent) I would be factoring that into the equation, as well.’’