- Baker Mayfield’s new three-year, $165M deal is a reminder QB pay is surging — 13 quarterbacks now make $50M+ and $60M/year looks like the next normal.
- A group of young standouts (Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy/others drafted high) will be eligible for massive extensions soon — they could reshape the market within months.
- Big-name vets and bounce-back candidates (think Lamar Jackson resetting the ceiling, plus players like Kyler Murray, Tua, Darnold/Stroud/Bryce Young in play) mean next offseason could be full of headline-making QB contracts.
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