Patriots finalize new deal with important offensive weapon

The New England Patriots traded for huge receiver DeVante Parker final offseason in hopes that he’d return to the shape he confirmed in 2019, when he notched 1,202 yards and 9 touchdowns for the Miami Dolphins.

Parker wasn’t fairly that participant for the Patriots in 2022, however he was an necessary piece of the offensive puzzle for a workforce that — fairly frankly — did not have a lot of an offensive plan. While you go right into a season with Matt Patricia and Joe Choose as your co-offensive coordinators, the expectations cannot be excessive.

With Invoice O’Brien now within the offensive driver’s seat and quarterback Mac Jones probably able to step again into the highlight, it does seem to be New England is prepared to enter 2023 with some focus and renewed expectations. Talking of expectations, they’ve provided Parker a brand new, re-structured deal, per ESPN’s Mike Reis.

As a part of the 2022 commerce, the Patriots had inherited the contract Parker labored out with the Dolphins, which means that he nonetheless had two years remaining and was anticipating to make $5.7 million in 2023.

The brand new contract is an extension by 2025, which can enable Parker to make as much as $33 million together with per-game roster bonuses, taking part in time and efficiency incentives. 

The excellent news for the Pats is that Parker’s 2023 base wage is now anticipated to go down. The excellent news for Parker is that if he hits all of his incentives, he can truly make greater than the $5.7 he was initially scheduled to earn in 2023 — and the deal is predicted to have comparable construction for 2024 and 2025.

Parker notched 31 catches for 539 yards and three touchdowns in 13 video games final season for the Patriots, taking part in 51% of New England’s offensive snaps. 

The Patriots signed JuJu Smith-Schuster this offseason in an effort to bolster an offense that notched simply 208 yards per sport by the air. Parker and Smith-Schuster, together with Kendrick Bourne and Tyquan Thornton, are anticipated to be a serious a part of New England’s passing assault in 2023.