02-07-2025
Kirk Cousins, Joe Flacco, and Dak Prescott make it to the NFL ‘Bag' Hall of Fame
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Bill Barnwell, American Sportswriter and Staff Writer for ESPN, mentioned eight NFL players who qualify for the 'Bag' Hall of Fame(BHOF). He clarified that it was not even remotely related to being overpaid or underpaid.
Instead, he wanted to reward players who did the best job on the field and got paid for their ability.
Barnwell vouches that these eight players will definitely get a physical Hall of Fame one day, even though one of them has already received it. The elite list of NFL players includes Kirk Cousins, Joe Flacco, Dak Prescott, Jalen Ramsey, Darrelle Revis, Deion Sanders, Matthew Stafford, and Laremy Tunsil. For now, let's focus on Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott, and Joe Flacco.
Kirk Cousins, backup quarterback for the
Atlanta Falcons
, is the 6th-highest-paid player in the NFL
The most expensive backup quarterback.
Earned more than $294 million in his career.
The Atlanta Falcons owe him $37.5 million in guaranteed money before the 2026 NFL season begins.
The Falcons had signed him for a four-year, $180 million contract in March 2024.
He is the 6th-highest-paid player in NFL history.
Dak Prescott, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, receives an average annual salary of $60 million
Prescott was not the first choice for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2016 NFL Draft.
He was considered one of the biggest bargains in football between 2016 and 2019. In 2020, he got the franchise tag of $31.4 million.
In 2021, he signed a four-year deal worth $160 million, with $40 million as an average annual salary.
In 2024, Prescott signed a whopping $240 million contract worth four years with an average annual salary of $60 million.
Now, the Cowboys aren't willing to face a future without him.
Joe Flacco, former quarterback for the
Baltimore Ravens
, suffered a hip injury that forced the Ravens to depend on Lamar Jackson
Flacco had done everything for the Baltimore Ravens except for taking them to the Super Bowl.
The Ravens signed Flacco for the richest deal in NFL history: a six-year contract worth $120.6 million.
Between 2013 and 2018, Flacco took home $124 million in cash.
In 2018, Flacco went down with a hip injury, and the Ravens were forced to turn to Lamar Jackson.
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