Panthers sign Jaycee Horn to $100 million dollar deal

[WhoKnows]

8 minutes ago, philw5289 said:

I love Jaycee Horn he’s a good player but I just can’t agree on making him the highest paid DB in NFL history. Has he really shown he’s the best in the league? And can he continue to stay healthy?! 

I’m with you there. New deals are always at the top of the range even if not the best but I agree. Surtain has performed better and been healthy to boot. Denver’s deal looks cheap now.

I’ll say it again, we absolutely overrate our players in here. When they leave, we then say they were never good.

Horn is solid but his 4 years aren’t close to being the best CB in the league. Unfortunately, we do overpay here because we’ve sucked and aren’t a draw and he’s good enough that he and his agent knew we’d give him whatever he wanted.

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, PantherKyle said:

He played 15 games last year and was elite.

Horn doesn't really travel though.   That IMO prevents a DB from being called elite.  He is good.   He sort of traveled w/ Nuk Hopkins and Nuk won that matchup.  And even in his most suited up season, still didn't play a full one. 

[CBDellinger]

11 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

At $25 million per year, Horn is now the highest paid corner in NFL history. 

Cornerback rankings
1. Horn: $25 million per year
2. Jalen Ramsey: $24.1 million 
3. Patrick Surtain II: $24 million

Those three are in a class of their own. No other corner in the NFL even makes $22 million per year. 

Just wait.  Sauce is gonna get paid.

[Donald LaFell]

1 minute ago, PantherKyle said:

He played 15 games last year and was elite.

I’m pretty worried about injuries creeping back in especially now that he’s paid. I’m glad a guy we drafted worked out to be worth a contract like that. I hope he kills it. 

[ForJimmy]

When a young top player at his position signs a new deal it typically resets the market. With a growing cap space this will keep happening.

[TheSpecialJuan]

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[jfra78]

3 minutes ago, PantherKyle said:

He played 15 games last year and was elite.

He probably would have played a full season if we were in playoff contention

[Icege]

3 minutes ago, CRA said:

people have been talking about this impending decision for some time.  People that don't like making an injury prone CB the highest paid CB in the NFL largely all had that take before this deal was made. 

They shut him down out of an abundance of caution to end the season, but he essentially put a full season in last year like everybody asked for. 

Let's keep it honest at least: folks that just want to bitch about how bad the Panthers have been are going to cry about this move the same way they'd cry if Jaycee got paid the same elsewhere.

Edited 8 hours ago by Icege

[TheSpecialJuan]

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[PadresPanthersFan]

3 minutes ago, PantherKyle said:

He played 15 games last year and was elite.

One season does not a career make ( but I hope it becomes the norm) He played 22 games in the previous 3 seasons combined. Even last year he missed 2 games. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

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[thunderraiden]

We saved $5M on the cap with the Jaycee extension per Mike Kaye

[Zaximus]

Yeah I can't say I love this.  But our defense is so bad we can't lose our only bright spot.  Still, I can't shake the feeling that we know how this is going to go the next few years.

[TheSpecialJuan]

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