The NFL’s gaga receiver market is the straw that’s stirring this year’s draft - The Guardian

A suddenly distorted wide receiver market turned a position once considered an NFL draft afterthought into the focal point of Thursday’s first round

What happens when the leagues tragicomedy franchise hands a market-resetting contract to a middling receiver? Lunacy. Absolute lunacy. The stench of the four-year, $72m deal that the Jaguars handed … [+7552 chars]

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