Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers signed receiver Christian Watson to a four-year deal worth $110 million in new money, good for $27.5 million per season. This was sort of expected on my end, considering Detroit Lions WR2 Jameson Williams, another speedster from the 2022 class, signed a deal worth $26.7 million per year back in 2025. This offseason, Alec Pierce, another speedster proxy for Watson’s market, got $114 million over four years ($28.5 million per) in free agency.
To me, this is just the cost of business for a speedster WR2 with WR1 upside. The cap keeps going up, which means that the cost of starters is going to continue to rise year-to-year.