Consider the quarterback market reset.
The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a massive contract extension for star quarterback Jalen Hurts on Monday morning, giving him a new deal for five years and a whopping $255 million ($AUD380m), according to multiple reports, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at an average of $51 million ($AUD76 million) per year.
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The contract includes $179.3 million in guarantees and a no-trade clause.
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