5th year options exercised

[LondonBrown]

No surprises 

[SdBacker80]

Tall tale sign we are drafting better and we are actually drafting well 

[darren15]

Baker done ..... waiting on Ward

[Unsympathetic]

Capwise, this moves the 4th year - 2021 - to guaranteed for these guys.

5th year option explained

Just to be clear, both Mayfield and Ward had their options exercised.. so 2022 will see salaries of 18.9 for mayfield and 13.3 for Ward.  Note that this is the first year for the tiered setup for QB's -- and so because mayfield has a goose egg for ProBowls, he gets only the tier with the playtime requirement.

[Orion]

2018 First Round Class

Pick	Player	Team	Position		Basic	Playtime	1 Pro Bowl	>1 Pro Bowl
1	Baker Mayfield	Browns	QB		$16,534,000	$18,858,000	$23,106,000	$25,104,000
2	Saquon Barkley	Giants	RB		$4,523,000	$5,016,000	$7,217,000	$8,655,000
3	Sam Darnold	Panthers	QB		$16,534,000	$18,858,000	$23,106,000	$25,104,000
4	Denzel Ward	Browns	CB		$9,577,000	$10,488,000	$13,294,000	$15,060,000
5	Bradley Chubb	Broncos	EDGE (LB)		$9,145,000	$9,735,000	$12,716,000	$14,791,000
6	Quenton Nelson	Colts	LG (OL)		$10,413,000	$10,880,000	$12,657,000	$13,754,000
7	Josh Allen	Bills	QB		$16,534,000	$18,858,000	$23,106,000	$25,104,000
8	Roquan Smith	Bears	LB		$9,145,000	$9,735,000	$12,716,000	$14,791,000
9	Mike McGlinchey	49ers	RT (OL)		$10,413,000	$10,880,000	$12,657,000	$13,754,000
11	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Steelers	S		$6,201,000	$6,753,000	$9,052,000	$10,612,000
12	Vita Vea	Buccaneers	IDL (DT)		$7,638,000	$8,529,000	$11,752,000	$13,888,000
13	Da'Ron Payne	Washington	IDL (DT)		$7,638,000	$8,529,000	$11,752,000	$13,888,000
14	Marcus Davenport	Saints	EDGE (DE)		$9,553,000	$10,386,000	$12,926,000	$16,069,000
16	Tremaine Edmunds	Bills	LB		$9,145,000	$9,735,000	$12,716,000	$14,791,000
17	Derwin James	Chargers	S		$6,201,000	$6,753,000	$9,052,000	$10,612,000
18	Jaire Alexander	Packers	CB		$9,577,000	$10,488,000	$13,294,000	$15,060,000
19	Leighton Vander Esch	Cowboys	LB		$9,145,000	$9,735,000	$12,716,000	$14,791,000
20	Frank Ragnow	Lions	C (OL)		$10,413,000	$10,880,000	$12,657,000	$13,754,000
21	Billy Price	Bengals	C (OL)		$10,413,000	$10,880,000	$12,657,000	$13,754,000
22	Rashaan Evans	Titans	LB		$9,145,000	$9,735,000	$12,716,000	$14,791,000
23	Isaiah Wynn	Patriots	LT (OL)		$10,413,000	$10,880,000	$12,657,000	$13,754,000
24	D.J. Moore	Panthers	WR		$10,250,000	$11,116,000	$14,340,000	$15,983,000
25	Hayden Hurst	Falcons	TE		$5,428,000	$6,021,000	$8,182,000	$9,601,000
26	Calvin Ridley	Falcons	WR		$10,250,000	$11,116,000	$14,340,000	$15,983,000
27	Rashaad Penny	Seahawks	RB		$4,523,000	$5,016,000	$7,217,000	$8,655,000
28	Terrell Edmunds	Steelers	S		$6,201,000	$6,753,000	$9,052,000	$10,612,000
29	Taven Bryan	Jaguars	IDL (DT)		$7,638,000	$8,529,000	$11,752,000	$13,888,000
30	Mike Hughes	Vikings	CB		$9,577,000	$10,488,000	$13,294,000	$15,060,000
31	Sony Michel	Patriots	RB		$4,523,000	$5,016,000	$7,217,000	$8,655,000
32	Lamar Jackson	Ravens	QB		$16,534,000	$18,858,000	$23,106,000	$25,104,000

[The Gipper]

Well, it means we have those guys for the next  2 years....so maybe we can get  2 Super Bowl wins out of them before they have to be paid big  FA money.

Fair to say?

😋😎😍😆💪🏈

[Unsympathetic]

Had no idea Steelers starting S are both 2019 first-rounders - #11,28