Hey Zach Officially Welcome to New York
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Seems obvious. Wilson's agent was playing hardball on offset language. He had not played hardball when he negotiated Burrow's deal.
The deferred payments were the Jets' leverage. So they "cave" on something they were going to give in on, anyway, Wilson's agent can save face, and the Jets get the offset language they wanted.
The deferred payments were the Jets' leverage. So they "cave" on something they were going to give in on, anyway, Wilson's agent can save face, and the Jets get the offset language they wanted.
Context on the delay in Zach Wilson's signing, which was finalized today: The Jets only opened negotiations last week and wanted Wilson to defer $6M of his signing bonus to 2022, per source. When the Jets agreed to pay the whole SB last night, Wilson flew out to join the team.
I think that is the public spin. My guess would be the team used deferring payments as a negotiating chip they could use to get the offsets.
He can wear pink leggings for all I care as long as he plays as well as I'm hoping and expecting.