Chargers News: What Does Jalen Hurts' New Contract Mean For Justin Herbert?
Ladies and gentleman, the first domino has fallen (or I guess we can say risen) and the market has now been set for every young quarterback looking to cash in on their title as the franchise guy.
The Philadelphia Eagles struck first and locked down Hurts to a 5-year deal worth $255 million. He has now become the highest-paid player in NFL history but I am sure that will change within the next few months.
This news was first reported by the NFL's Dov Kleiman.
"BREAKING: Eagles have signed QB Jalen Hurts to a 5-year deal through 2028, per the team".
(Via Dov Kleiman)
Obviously, we know that Joe Burrow is in the running for his own mega-deal after he's been to the Super Bowl as well and has established himself as the potential face of the NFL in the future. Lamar Jackson just got a nice, new WR option in Odell Beckham Jr. but he's made it clear he wants a big payday as well and has been giving the Baltimore Ravens mixed signals.
Then, of course, we have our own guy: Justin Herbert. He started extension talks with the front office a few weeks and GM Tom Telesco has made it clear that they're going to take care of him.
No matter how much fans love him though, he's definitely going to look at this deal and ask LA to at least start around that range. Even though he doesn't have a Super Bowl appearance to his name or even much playoff success, he has been one of the biggest bright spots on a Bolts team that is trying to establish themselves in LA following the Rams' championship.
Herbert has used this offseason to pay some attention towards parts of his body that needed recovery but trust me, money is definitely on his mind as well. Chargers should pay the man, figure out their running back situation, and the rest will fall into place.
