If he signed for 8-10 million I’d be shocked.
That 8.7 in two years would put him as the 18th highest paid TE by average contract value THIS season. Cost will only go up.
Some recent deals for the upper tier, not elite guys:
Mark Andrews - 13 million
Jake Furgeson - 12 million
Pat Freirmeurh - 12 mil
Dalton Schultz - 12
Cole Kmet - 12
If he signed this offseason, I’d fully expect him to be in that range, let alone in two years it could absolutely be 15 mil.
To me it is more about the guarentees, when they give them and the length of the contract (he’s already 26y/o).