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re: Olave extended 4 year/132 mil 90 gtd

Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by N.O. via West-Cal
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:19 pm to
I’m with the Balsamic Duck. Neither side hit a HR here, which is likely as it should be. The real issue was always whether to sign Olave to an extension bc of his injury concerns. There was no way to avoid paying in the neighborhood of this amount of you decided to keep him. I can live with this.
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:22 pm to
2020-2025 broke this board
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:22 pm to
Its fair
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
179702 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:26 pm to
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Should also have a concussion retirement clause built in after year two.
low iq people.
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
5650 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:26 pm to
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is this a 1(current 5th year contract) + 4 yr extension? So he's locked in for 5?
I'll try to look into it but teams usually leave the 5th year option year in and add years after, but not always.

Since we don't need more cap this year I think the Saints would have pushed to keep the 5th year option year as is and just add on, but he also got slightly less than I expected so maybe there was a concession.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:29 pm to
so people need to keep context of his 33 pr year number cause that can't be compared to how it ranks in the nfl until 12 months from now.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
24970 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:31 pm to
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I have my money and one concussion away from screwing the Saints over.

Unless they bought insurance on the deal, which they might do because the known risks going into it
Posted by Borntoboogy
Member since Jan 2023
1244 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:32 pm to
For a concussion prone football player!
Posted by Dantheman504
N/A
Member since Jun 2013
6929 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:33 pm to
Damn, you are telling me we paid him more than $20mil per year !?!?!?

Great deal honestly.
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
28005 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:33 pm to
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Talk about overpaying. Good grief.

Gayle needs to sell the team.


quote:

Circle K Beggar



Well now I know its a great deal
Posted by Dantheman504
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Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:36 pm to
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We simply ignored his concussion history.

his concussion history is tied into the loss of value of his previous production that warrants his new contract.

Without concussions he probably gets paid more than London.

I also think a few teams would have given him more if we didn't want him or if he wanted to leave. Looks like he really wants to be here.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
179702 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:39 pm to
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you are telling me we paid him more than $20mil per year !?!?!?

Posted by jmcwhrter
Member since Nov 2012
8103 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:44 pm to
7th best receiver in the NFL last year with a turd throwing to him for half the season and absolutely NO ONE scaring defenses on the other side of the field

Guy has had 6 different QBs since he came into the league, some of those being Rattler, Haener, and Andy Dalton

Olave + Tyson + Vele is about $42 million

If you got the right guys, then that's not bad for a WR room.. especially compared to teams like the Bengals, Seahawks, Cowboys, etc.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70985 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:55 pm to
Could have been worse, but I don’t believe in paying wide receivers. They’re just too injury prone and too frequently never deliver after a big payday. Granted, with a qb on a rookie deal, we actually have the cap space, so I’m not gonna hate on this too much. I just won’t be surprised if he fails to average more than 6 games played/500 yards receiving per season for the life of that contract.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
124400 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:17 pm to
We’ve had what, 3 legit #1 WRs since 2000? They do not come around often.
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