Thread: Vernon Davis: $25M

KFFL
49ers | Davis contract update
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:53:47 -0700

Updating previous reports, ESPN's John Clayton reports San Francisco 49ers TE Vernon Davis, a first-round draft choice, received a five-year deal worth close to $25 million.

And he was #5 overall?

Damn, AJ Hawk is certainly going to want a deal close to Vince Young's (5 years: $25.7 million guaranteed and maximum value of $58 million) than Davis's! The drop off between #3 and #5 is HUGE!!

"Benet" wrote:

And he was #5 overall?

Damn, AJ Hawk is certainly going to want a deal close to Vince Young's (5 years: $25.7 million guaranteed and maximum value of $58 million) than Davis's! The drop off between #3 and #5 is HUGE!!

Davis was #6 overall. Hawk was #5.

Of course, D'Brickashaw was #4.

What was the value of his deal again? It's going to be interesting to compare all the top 10 deals side-by-side to see where the biggest drop-offs in terms of overall and guranteed money are.

I'm not sure what he signed for. The only thing I found was Terms of Ferguson’s contract weren't immediately available, but he likely received a five- or six-year deal that includes at least $17 million in guaranteed money.

I just checked that link you showed earlier, the NFL.com one, and it said Ferguson's deal is undisclosed. Due to my constant PFT reading I take that as a sign that the agents didn't want to publicise the deal because they know it wasn't the best they could get.

"Benet" wrote:

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And he was #5 overall?

Damn, AJ Hawk is certainly going to want a deal close to Vince Young's (5 years: $25.7 million guaranteed and maximum value of $58 million) than Davis's! The drop off between #3 and #5 is HUGE!!

There's gonna be a huge disparity between Young, Hawk and Davis simply based on the fact that they play different positions. Hawk shouldn't expect to get paid like Young b/c QB's make alot more than LB's. From the outside it looks like Young got a hell of a lot more than Davis, but Davis' signing (even though its a lot less than Young) made him the highest paid TE in the League. It's all relative.

KFFL
49ers | Davis highest paid tight end
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:33:48 -0700

John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports San Francisco 49ers TE Vernon Davis is the highest paid tight end in the NFL after signing his five-year, $25 million deal Friday, July 28. Davis's deal tops those of New York Giants TE Jeremy Shockey, Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez, Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap, Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten and Atlanta Falcons TE Alge Crumpler, who all make between $4.14 and $4.5 million annually.