The New York Giants are out of their minds. Really. The team just agreed to a four-year, $160 million deal with Daniel Jones to keep him with the team. That deal also includes $35 million in incentives.

That’s huge. It’s the kind of contract that’s causing a major stir in the NFL. It’s also changing what kind of cash start quarterbacks can expect when signing new contracts.

In reality, I can’t say that this contract is crazy or out of line. The team is doing what they think they have to in order to solidify a franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future. But, there are very real implications from this move, and they involve big bucks.

Following Jones’ big deal, the league is looking at new contracts for other star quarterbacks, including Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert of the Chargers, Joe Burrow of the Bengals and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles.

While all of these elites will likely get big cash deals, Hurts’ contract will be among top. He went from being a second-round draft pick to taking the Eagles to the Super Bowl the past season. He’s also a Pro Bowl quarterback, All-Pro and 2022 MVP runner up.

As for how much all of these elite quarterbacks will likely get in their new contracts, the staff at Bleacher Report has put together a projection that “based on Jones’ new contract, it should be expected that this year’s group of eligible quarterbacks will receive extensions in the range of $42-$50 million per year.”

Bleacher Report also notes that, “Burrow, Hurts and Herbert have all established themselves as franchise cornerstones who have the potential to go down as some of the top signal-callers of their generation, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see their respective teams empty their pockets to keep them in the fold for the foreseeable future.”