Bakhtiari signs four year extension

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

4 years ago

Per source, Packers signed LT David Bakhtiari to a new contract just before midnight last night. Four-year extension.

Bakhtiari's deal has new-money value of $23 million per year. That makes him the highest-paid offensive lineman in league history.

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yooperfan
Veteran Member

4 years ago

So much for signing anybody else!

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

4 years ago

David Bakhtiari signed his 2016 extension before the opener vs. Jacksonville.

@ByRyanWood: David Bakhtiari told agent Mark Humenik not to tell him about negotiations until there was offer that would make him highest-paid OL in NFL history: "I felt like I had earned and deserved that title, and I wanted to make sure the contract was real and reflected that."

I'm not saying he's not worth it, or shouldn't get it, but this just feels like we're screwed. We are going to need the existing guys to become something they are not to get to the promised land.

nerdmann
Premier Member

4 years ago

Too much imo. What's the hit if we cut him after he's 30?

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beast
Select Member

4 years ago

Signing Bak also opens up using the franchise tag on RB Aaron Jones, which if PFT's math was right, it's cheaper to franchise tag a RB a couple of years rather than give them the going rate which has really shot up there this year after being really down for a number of years. So assuming PFT's numbers were right, it's actually cheaper to franchise a RB a couple of years (which is very rare with the franchise tag, and some wonder if PFT's projection numbers are right).

wpr
Preferred Member

4 years ago

Wow. Despite getting Tunsil AAV of $22 mil a year, I thought something around $20 mil would be more than generous.

dyeah_gb
Member

4 years ago

Kind of a surprise and it was not his best game today. Packers clearly wanted to show how much they value him. Is it desperation? They didn't need to sign him now.

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wpr
Preferred Member

4 years ago

Kind of a surprise and it was not his best game today. Packers clearly wanted to show how much they value him. Is it desperation? They didn't need to sign him now.

Originally Posted by: dyeah_gb

I think it helps on the cap to sign him this season.

yooperfan
Veteran Member

4 years ago

I believe that handing out outrageous contracts like this will lead to the demise of the NFL.
To see these athletes demanding this kind of money and then watch them going through the motions like the Packers did today should leave a bad taste in the mouths of most fans.

wpr
Preferred Member

4 years ago

#10

Originally Posted by: yooperfan

I know what you are saying Yoop but fans have been complaining about how much money players make forever. Every time you turn around someone gets a bigger deal. More outrage and the cycle just keeps on repeating itself. Based on AAV Aaron is only the 5th highest paid player (tied with Jared Goff). Kirk Cousins and Carson Wentz make almost as much as Aaron yet when he signed his contract back in the day it was a shocking amount of money.

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