On the fifth day of the Free Agency, Justin Simmons finally signed a long-awaited long-term contract for Safety Justin Simmons with the Denver Broncos. In addition, the Pittsburgh Steelers surprised with the stay of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Chris Carson stays with the Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks held Chris Carson. The running back signed a two-year contract with the Seahawks. All information about the most important signings from Saturday night can be found here.
Pittsburgh Steelers hold JuJu Smith-Shoemaker
The Pittsburgh Steelers caused the surprise on Friday and made a new contract with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster perfect.
Due to their small cap space, however, they had to get creative: Smith-Schuster officially signed a five-year contract, but in reality it is a one-year contract worth eight million dollars with four void years.
His annual salary is one million dollars, plus a signing bonus of seven million dollars, so that the cap hit in 2021 is 2.4 million dollars.
With this deal, the Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles, among others, who had all made better deals.
Denver Broncos extend with Safety Justin Simmons
After negotiations failed in the previous year and the Denver Broncos Safety Justin Simmons again this year with the franchise tag, an agreement has now been reached. Both sides finalized a four-year contract.
Simmons will receive $ 61 million, of which $ 35 million is guaranteed. On average, he will be the first Safety ever to earn more than $ 15 million a year.
Further allegations against Deshaun Watson
The sexual assault allegations against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson were also an issue on Friday. Attorney Tony Buzbee said at a press conference that he has filed four more civil lawsuits and five more will follow soon.
In total, he spoke to 22 women who all made similar allegations against Watson. Buzbee said he wanted to cooperate with the local police and the NFL investigation.
Free Agency: Further news at a glance
- The New York Giants have intensified their talks with wide receiver Kenny Golladay. However, there is still no end in sight. Previously it was leaked that Golladay was aiming for a contract averaging $ 18.5 million, which would be well above the average of the current wide receiver class.
- The Buffalo Bills have agreed on a one-year contract with tight end Jacob Hollister. Hollister is from the Seahawks and was a teammate of quarterback Josh Allen at college in Wyoming.
- The Cincinnati Bengals have signed offensive tackle Riley Reiff. He comes from the Minnesota Vikings and will play right tackle in the coming season, as he himself said at his press conference. His predecessor, Bobby Hart, has meanwhile been fired.
- The Cleveland Browns have signed linebacker Anthony Walker from the Indianapolis Colts. He signed for a year, filling a gap that had existed since Joe Schobert left before last season.
Side 1: Steelers hold JuJu, Broncos extend with Simmons
Page 2: Day 5 of the Free Agency for reading in Re-Live
