I don’t think it’s a race thing. Mahomes got paid. Hurts will be getting a bag. Russ is all set (on a brutal deal for Denver based on early returns). He’s asking for the very top of the top tier in money and term, and he’s not at the very top of the top tier of the pecking order. When you then add in recent regression, and the style/dura…
I don’t think it’s a race thing. Mahomes got paid. Hurts will be getting a bag. Russ is all set (on a brutal deal for Denver based on early returns). He’s asking for the very top of the top tier in money and term, and he’s not at the very top of the top tier of the pecking order. When you then add in recent regression, and the style/durability concerns others have noted, that’s a significant risk even for a high ceiling player. And you also have to consider, at this point, that you may have actually seen his ceiling already.
I don’t think it’s a race thing. Mahomes got paid. Hurts will be getting a bag. Russ is all set (on a brutal deal for Denver based on early returns). He’s asking for the very top of the top tier in money and term, and he’s not at the very top of the top tier of the pecking order. When you then add in recent regression, and the style/durability concerns others have noted, that’s a significant risk even for a high ceiling player. And you also have to consider, at this point, that you may have actually seen his ceiling already.