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So Nick Bosa’s about to get really, really rich (see above), and he’s not the only one—which is where we’ll start our list of the dozen things we’ll all be talking about when I get back from my three weeks of summer vacation.
The monster, market-moving money to be committed. It’s fair to say we could see the standards reset for quarterbacks (Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert), receivers (Justin Jefferson) and edge rushers (Bosa) before Labor Day. And my guess would be that, should they do extensions, Jets DT Quinnen Williams, Panthers OLB Brian Burns, Bengals WR Tee Higgins, Packers OLB Rashan Gary, Chiefs DT Chris Jones, Commanders DE Montez Sweat, Dolphins DT Christian Wilkins and Colts RB Jonathan Taylor should all be within shouting distance of highest paid at their positions (though Aaron Donald did set the bar high for defensive tackles). How many of these will get done before camp? Will we see hold-ins if some don’t get done? These situations will have teams hard at work when they get back to the office in mid-July.
