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This contract makes Thomas the highest paid WR in NFL History. He’s also the first non-QB offensive player to sign a $100M contract. Agents <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidMulugheta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DavidMulugheta</a> & Andrew Kessler negotiated the deal.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1156543156294475777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2019</a></blockquote>\n'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/531228-2@published'}, {'data': {'adSize': 'medium-rectangle', 'sticky': False, '_version': 1, 'adLocation': 'btf', 'adPosition': 'rec', 'environment': 'production', 'hasStationNav': 0, 'adRefreshInterval': '60000', 'doubleclickBannerTag': 'NTL.RADIO'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/mediumRectangleContentBody@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Thomas will reportedly get $100 million over five years.\xa0\xa0'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/531228-3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'He has been holding out of training camp during negotiations.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/531228-4@published'}, {'data': {'text': "ESPN's Adam Schefter says $61 million is guaranteed."}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/531228-5@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1156543436738179073', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The record breaking $100M deal that WR Michael Thomas & the Saints have agreed to includes $61M in New Guaranteed Money, which is the most in NFL history for a Non-QB offensive player. 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