On Tuesday the Saints beat the 4 pm deadline and gave star tight end Jimmy Graham a long-term deal. For those that haven’t been following the saga knows the Saints hit Graham with the franchise tag, in turn Graham went to court to try to get paid more like a receiver than a tight end because of his versatility and ultimately Tuesday shows that Graham and the Saints have met a common ground.
Graham is receiving (see what I did there?) a four-year $40 million deal with $21 million guaranteed, for those who pay attention to NFL contracts know it all about that guaranteed (GTD for short) money.
With injuries derailing Rob Gronkowski, Graham is the clear cut best tight end in the NFL. Their are a few tight ends who are close, but Graham is the man as of now. This new deal will be the high point for those top notch tight ends (points to Vernon Davis and whoever else is looking for a new deal).
Graham is now the highest paid tight end in NFL history. This is a receivers league so it is a high possibility he will see all of his $40 million.
The Saints are known for drawn out negations, go ask Drew Brees he knows all about it, but in turn I bet Brees is the happiest quarterback in the league right now, knowing that his top target is signed for four more years.
Jimmy got cash, Jimmy got, Jimmy got cash!!! The homies over at TFON ain’t mad at your come up, keep ballin’ homie!
