Joel Corry
@corryjoel
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Former sports agent, NFL contracts and salary cap expert, and writer. Catch my NFL contracts and salary cap articles on @CBSSports. @SMWW faculty
Joined March 2012
@SouthwestAir sucks. If I can fly another airline from now on, I will.
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Veteran acquisitions that haven't made the expected impact on their new NFL teams this season via @CBSSports. https://t.co/qr6DKbR61I
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Geno Smith and Justin Fields are two players who haven't worked out so far in 2025
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Not a lot of bang for buck with Tee Higgins, who is the NFL's highest paid #2 WR at $28.75M per year. Higgins is on track for 51 receptions, 623 receiving yards & 6 TDs. Joe Burrow getting hurt in the 2nd game of the season is a mitigating factor.
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Bijan Robinson is on pace to become the 1st NFL player with at least 1,500 rushing yards & 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. It's still the case with a 16-game season instead of a 17-game season.
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Brandon Aubrey will be a restricted free agent in 2026. I did a deep dive on his situation about a month ago via @CBSSports. https://t.co/n4nJdNLpgm
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Aubrey's powerful leg should net him a record $7 million per year, surpassing Chiefs' Harrison Butker
@corryjoel Is there another tag to use on Aubrey? Because most of the league should throw money at him if he's unrestricted.
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George Pickens is a prime candidate for a franchise tag next year. The 2026 WR number should be over $27M.
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Pat Freiermuth has become an expensive 3rd TE. He's in the 1st new year of a 4-year contract extension averaging $12.1M per year signed right before the start of the 2024 regular season.
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Yes. The top of TE market hasn't kept up with increase in the salary cap since George Kittle signed for $15M per year in 2020. The TE market has moved 27.3% while the cap has gone up 40.9%.
@corryjoel Given cap increases you couldn’t see LaPorta exceeding McBride’s deal?
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There aren't any $20M per year TEs. Trey McBride is at $19M per year. Technically, George Kittle's $19.1M average makes him the highest paid TE. Realistically, it's $18M per year. I doubt Kittle sees the last year with $22.4M when he is 36.
@corryjoel 24 might be ambitious, 22 would be a win but I bet his agent starts at 24
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Typically, the team acquires what's left in the contract. For example, the Seahawks don't fully guarantee money upon signing after the 1st year. Seattle would be accepting fully guaranteed money in the 3rd year if acquiring a player with contract structured like that.
Hey @corryjoel the thought occurred - do teams often just 'accept' the contract of an acquired player and move forward? Or do they draft a whole new contract with the same terms but have team-specific policies put in place (like workout bonuses language, etc) ?
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My look at veteran acquisitions living up to or exceeding expectations during the early part of the 2025 NFL season via @CBSSports. https://t.co/kR01t1PXwK
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These free agency and trade pickups have been well worth the money
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Jake Browning has played himself out of a RFA tender in 2026. The lowest 2026 RFA with just matching rights since Browning was an undrafted free agent should be in $3.5M to $3.6M range.
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A look at veteran acquisitions living up to or exceeding expectations during the early part of the 2025 NFL season via @CBSSports. https://t.co/kR01t1PXwK
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These free agency and trade pickups have been well worth the money
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Next DOC Talk → “How to Become a Sports Agent: Salary Cap, Contract Negotiation & Career Tips” with former NFL agent @corryjoel 📅 Mon Oct 6 | 2:30 PM PST Get insider career tips + real contract talk. 👉 Register: https://t.co/LL6T4VEoKd
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Devin Lloyd is making the most of the Jaguars declining his 5th year in 2026 for $14.751M by being the AFC Defensive Player of the Month.
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Making sense of Saquon Barkley's slow start to the season via @CBSSports. https://t.co/ch53KoxLiG
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After flirting with the single-season record in 2024, Barkley is following the path of the NFL's eight other 2,000-yard rushers
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Putting Saquon Barkley's slow start to the 2025 season into context via @CBSSports. https://t.co/ch53KoxLiG
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After flirting with the single-season record in 2024, Barkley is following the path of the NFL's eight other 2,000-yard rushers
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Puka Nacua is on track for 179 receptions & 2,138 receiving yards. The pace isn't sustainable. It would be interesting if Nacua could set the single record for receptions and/or receiving yards considering he is eligible for a contract extension when this regular season ends.
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Players in a contract year to keep an eye on via @CBSSports featuring Trey Hendrickson & Daniel Jones. https://t.co/RRf0T5XaEV
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Several stars secured extensions, but Jones, Pickens and others have plenty riding on 2025.
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Tyler Smith got CeeDee Lamb's type of guarantee vesting rather than DaRon Bland's. His injury guarantees in 2027, 2028 & 2029 become fully guaranteed early (on the 5th day of the 2026, 2027 & 2028 league years).
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The salary cap hit. The 49ers will be getting $411,765 of cap & cash relief because Nick Bosa won't be earning any more of his 2025 per game roster bonuses. BTW, SF has gotten $3,330,876 of cap relief from Brandon Aiyuk missing 10 games last season due to his knee injury.
@corryjoel does the insurance policy effect the cap hit or just cash flow?
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