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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