As you all probably already know, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have given their new, shiny tight end, Kellen Winslow, a gigantic contract extension (6-year, $36.1 million). The funny thing is, the man hasn’t played a down with Tampa, yet. Oh well. Let’s take a look at how Winslow’s deal stacks up against other tight ends:
- Antonio Gates – 6-year, $24 million (2005)
- L.J. Smith – 1-year, $1.5 million (2009)
- Tony Gonzalez – 5-year, $35 million (2006)
- Jason Witten – 6-year, $29 million (2006)
- Visanthe Shiancoe – 5-year, $18.2 million (2007)
- Ben Watson – 6-year, $7.5 million (2004)
So, as you can see, being an NFL tight end isn’t such a bad gig after all.
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Gonzalez traded to Falcons for 2010 draft pick. Will he work well with a young QB (Ryan) and an emerging running back (Turner)?:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4092471
Yeah, why not? If I am a GM on any NFL team, I want Gonzalez in my locker room and suiting up in my team’s jersey on Sundays.
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I completely agree with you Darren. Gonzalez has 2-3 years left at least considering he posted another 1,000 yard season last year when teams knew he was getting the ball a lot. He’s the consummate pro, does everything he’s supposed to and is a hall of famer.