Value of the Contract
Our base contract figures provided a deal averaging just above $14.2M per season, a number that would rank him
3rd among all NFL defensive tackles. When including our prime percentages (both of which he achieved positive values for), we're given the following:
Low Value (Hometown Discount)
Utilizing our Average Prime Percentage (+8.04%), we're provided with a contract averaging $15.3M per year, slightly less than
McCoy's extension in Tampa.
5 years, $76,893,706 | $15,378,741 per year | $36,293,829 guaranteed
Maximum Value
Utilizing our Median Prime Percentage (22.81%), we're provided with a contract averaging more than $18.8M per year - just less than Suh's deal in Miami.
5 years, $94,433,161 | $18,886,6325 per year | $44,572,451 guaranteed
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The current Bills front office has shown that when they believe in a player, they'll front-load guaranteed money to make the deal work (see
TE Charles Clay and
DE Jerry Hughes). While the reliability of Dareus may be a concern, he's a hard position to replace at his age & skill-level. With that being said, he simply hasn't shown that he's as valuable to his team on an individual basis (nor consistently statistically productive) as McCoy or Suh over the past two seasons. For this reason, Dareus' true value should lean more on the Low Value, rather than the Maximum