The Carolina Panthers made an enormous transfer to offer their struggling rookie quarterback a hand forward of yr 2.
Buying and selling for Diontae Johnson might do wonders for Bryce Younger in his first yr working below Dave Canales, giving him a dependable choice down the sphere.
Additionally, with the way in which broad receivers are getting paid now, he also needs to have loads of incentives to be at his greatest in 2024.
Lately, the previous Pittsburgh Steelers star talked about his motivation forward of a contract yr, citing how shocked he was by the form of cash his colleagues are getting proper now (through Across the NFL):
“It’s crazy — seeing everybody getting big contracts,” Johnson mentioned this week, through The Charlotte Observer. “It just motivates me to keep working. God will (provide) when I’m ready for it, so I’ll keep stacking days and not really worry about that and keep pressing, because if I press it’s going to throw my game off. … Just gotta stay relaxed, keep being humble, help the team win the best way I can, and my game is going to speak for itself. If they feel like they want to extend me, then I’m all for it.”
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This was fairly a optimistic offseason for broad receivers.
On prime of Justin Jefferson and his record-breaking contract, a number of colleagues additionally acquired paid.
Nico Collins, Michael Pittman Jr., A.J. Brown, Jerry Jeudy, Jaylen Waddle, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and DeVonta Smith all acquired an enormous bag, so it solely is sensible that Johnson appears like he’s the following in line.
The 27-year-old is about to make $10 million this season, which is considerably lower than all of them acquired.
He’s coming off a five-year tenure, and whereas he wasn’t capable of choose up on his spectacular 2021 Professional Bowl marketing campaign, he ought to nonetheless be Younger’s main goal proper out of the gate.
Younger, then again, should take a big step ahead after a down rookie yr wherein he accomplished simply 59% of his passes for two,877 yards, 11 touchdowns, and ten interceptions in 16 appearances for the struggling Panthers.
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