I’m grateful that you welcomed me and included me in the family as soon as I was selected, Smith-Schuster wrote. “You guys welcomed me so fast, and I was genuinely in need of it. For the first time in my life, as a wide-eyed 20-year-old transported to the east coast without my family, you made me feel completely at home, in spite of all the loneliness I was supposed to experience. The last five years of my life have been the best. I owe a great deal to the Pittsburgh fans who welcomed me and helped to make Sunday night performances so memorable. Wearing the black and gold for all of you was an honour! I cherish you!
Smith-Schuster experimented with autonomy.
The news that JuJu Smith-Schuster, a 26-year-old wide receiver, had signed a basic deal with the New England Patriots, reportedly mimicked that of fellow wide receiver and former Patriot Jakobi Meyers with the Las Vegas Raiders, raised some concerns in the beginning. The reported value of the three-year contracts for both players was $33 million.
But as they say, the devil is in the details. There is a key distinction between Smith-Schuster and Meyers, even though they are both signed for three years and have the potential to make the initially stated salary: Smith-Schuster’s contract is more team-friendly than Meyers’.
He is basically locked in for the first two years given the guarantees embedded into this deal, and has the ability to add value to his contract in all three seasons through incentives.
When it comes to Jakobi Meyers’ contract with the Raiders, there are some crucial differences.
Smith-Schuster, for example, received a higher total guarantee than the ex-Patriot, earning $16 million that way compared to Meyers’ $10.5 million. However, in his case, a lot of the total attainable contract value is tied to performance and availability: the roster bonuses each year are significantly different — $1 million for Smith-Schuster, $255,000 for Meyers — while he also has to earn all of his incentives to match Meyers’ potential compensation.
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