Ouch! That's Gotta Sting. These Are the 5 Worst Contracts in the NFL Today
Few things are worse than spending a bunch of money only to find out you’re not getting what you paid for.
That’s exactly what happened to these NFL teams when they splashed out a big chunk of their budget on promising talent only to be left disappointed.
Chicago Bears and Nick Foles
How often do you see a third-string signal caller rake in $6.7 million for the season?
Spending under $7 million on a proven player might not seem like a bad idea on paper, but there’s a better way to blow your budget than paying Foles to sit on a bench and wait.
Alas, the Bears have tried to fix their mistake by trading the aging vet, but as of yet, there aren’t any takers. It may be a sad final year for the man who helped the Eagles triumph over Tom Brady and the Patriots during Super Bowl LII.
Denver Broncos and Graham Glasgow
It’s hard not to feel bad for Graham Glasgow, but fans should have a little sympathy for the Denver Broncos, too. After all, the team agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with Glasgow only to have their guard run into a slew of problems.
From subpar performances and repeated injuries to being sidelined by COVID before ultimately fracturing an ankle and ending his season, Glasgow has been buried in bad luck that’s brushed off on the Broncos, too.
Las Vegas Raiders and Kenyan Drake
Was Kenyan Drake worth the two-year, $11 million deal he got from the Las Vegas Raiders last year? Sure. Is he a strong player with lots of potential given the right opportunity? He sure was.
But it’s hard to ignore the fact that the Raiders signed Drake when they already had Josh Jacobs and Theo Riddick on board, making Drake the icing on an already over decorated cake.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Drake was forced to end his season early when he broke his right ankle in December and had to undergo surgery to fix the injury.
Carolina Panthers and Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold first got his sweet four-year, $32 million deal when he was chosen as the third overall draft pick in 2018 by the New York Jets, but it was the Carolina Panthers that opted to pull the trigger on the fifth-year option, guaranteeing Darnold a nearly $19 million payout.
Unfortunately, what started out as a promising season took an awful turn when the quarterback fractured his scapula during a 24-6 loss against the Panthers.
Jacksonville Jaguars and Roy Robertson-Harris
With both salary and guarantees in play, Roy Robertson-Harris’s three-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars is worth nearly $29 million.
That might seem like a smart move for a team in dire need of some fresh talent, but many experts disagree. With just 10 total tackles and a single tackle for loss in eight games last season, Robertson-Harris just doesn’t have the numbers to justify a contract that generous.