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I don't know; I think this is the wrong time for DJ to be pushy over a new contract:
A.) He wasn't all that and is coming off a season where he set records for dropped balls. He improved in 2021, but still had some.
B.) It's not as if he is such a vital cog for the team. Face it, whether the FO will admit it or not, we are in a rebuilding mode and signing a "decent" WR does not top the list, especially 1 year early.
C.) Reading the tea leaves, their draft moves tells a story about how the team feels about the importance of keeping DJ. He's best suited to "ball out" to land the best deal in FA next year, quit chirping.
Johnson, who set career-highs in receptions (107), yards (1,161) and touchdown catches (
in 2021, is certainly looking to cash in on the skyrocketing market for top-tier receivers. His current market value, according to Spotrac, is projected at $88.28 million over four years with an average annual salary of just over $22 million. To put that into perspective, Antonio Brown, who was considered the best receiver in football in 2017, signed an extension that offseason that paid him roughly $17 million per season.
Is Johnson worth $22 million a season? While he wasn't directly asked about Johnson, outgoing Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was asked earlier this offseason what merits investing considerable money into a veteran player.
"Any player at any position that we desire to pay, we feel he better be special at his position and maybe exceed where he was drafted and just recognize what they have accomplished at this level," Colbert said, via 93.7 The Fan. "Again, I think we can do that at any given position for that special player within that group."
in 2021, is certainly looking to cash in on the skyrocketing market for top-tier receivers. His current market value, according to Spotrac, is projected at $88.28 million over four years with an average annual salary of just over $22 million. To put that into perspective, Antonio Brown, who was considered the best receiver in football in 2017, signed an extension that offseason that paid him roughly $17 million per season. Is Johnson worth $22 million a season? While he wasn't directly asked about Johnson, outgoing Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was asked earlier this offseason what merits investing considerable money into a veteran player.
"Any player at any position that we desire to pay, we feel he better be special at his position and maybe exceed where he was drafted and just recognize what they have accomplished at this level," Colbert said, via 93.7 The Fan. "Again, I think we can do that at any given position for that special player within that group."