Puka Nacua's contract extension is expected to 'take a while'

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The price of Puka Nacua’s next contract with the Los Angeles Rams probably went up at least a little bit on Monday when the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million extension with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. It made JSN the highest-paid receiver in NFL history at $42.15 million per year, a number Nacua will probably eclipse whenever he puts pen to paper.

The Rams don’t appear to be in any rush to get a deal done with Nacua, something Les Snead indicated this offseason when he said the team would focus on pending free agents and the draft before turning its attention to extension-eligible players like Nacua, Kobie Turner and Byron Young.

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NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Monday that he expects it to be “a while” before Nacua signs an extension, calling it a “different situation” than Smith-Njigba’s because of how many players the Rams have to pay.

“My expectation, based on the conversations that I have had, is it’s a different situation with Puka and the Rams. A lot of young guys that they have to pay, and a lot of other business to conduct, as well. So the expectation on my end is that the Puka deal is going to take a while and to be further into the summer before we see something happen there.”

Had the Rams gotten their deal done with Nacua before Smith-Njigba signed his, they might’ve been able to save a little bit of money. With the way superstar contracts work, the next guy to sign is usually the one who gets the most money.

The Rams could’ve set the bar for Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks by signing Nacua first, but they’re not rushing to the negotiating table. When they do, the starting point for Nacua and his agent will likely be $42.15 million per year.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Puka Nacua's extension with Rams could 'take a while'

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