Jaxon Smith-Njigba Sets New Bar, Rams Focus on Nacua

On March 23rd, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jackson Smith-Enjigba just signed the record

breaking 4-year contract extension worth $100,68 million, $600,000.

That deal averages $42 million, $150,000 a year, and includes over $120 million guaranteed,

making, him, the highest paid receiver in NFL history.

This move sets a new benchmark right as the Los Angeles Rams gear up for talks with their

own star-wide-out, Puka Nakua, from the class of 20-23.

Rams' front office seems unfazed since they planned for this, having already extended

players like Trent McDuffy and structured their off-season around.

Free agency and the draft first.

The signing locks in Nakua as their top extension priority over other 2023 receivers, though

veterans like Matthew Stafford also loom as free agents.

As receiver prices soaring, any pursuit of Philadelphia's AJ, Brown now looks unlikely

due to cap limits, paving the way for the Rams to focus inward on their young core.