Rob Gronkowski gets paid like an elite WR

Twenty-Five Tight Ends signed in Free Agency T wenty players were signed before the first tight end came up for bid.  It was not a surprise ...

Twenty-Five Tight Ends signed in Free Agency

Twenty players were signed before the first tight end came up for bid.  It was not a surprise that Rob Gronkowski was the first tight end nominated for bids.  But his signing salary of $44 per year from Tony and Tonz Thunderin Bears was an eye opener.  He got paid like an elite wide receiver; Gronk's salary is only $1 less than the Transition Tag (avg of top 10) salary for a WR.

The top-scoring TE from 2016, Travis Kelce with 223 points, was signed by Jon and Glendale Chargers with the second highest salary at $30.

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• The highest paid TE in the league is...
• Rob Gronkowski.  Tony and Tonz Thunderin Herd signed the TE to a $44 salary.
• Only One TE has a No-Trade Clause.
• Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE).
• Total spent on Tight Ends in the Auction Draft is $192.
• There were 25 TEs signed in the Auction Draft.
• Franchise Tag for TEs is $25.
• Franchise Tag gets the player the average of the Top 5 salaries at the position, or 20% increase in salary, whichever is greater.
• Transition Tag for TEs is $16.
• Transition Tag gives the player the average of the Top 10 salaries at the position, or 20% increase in salary, whichever is greater.
• Average of the Top 12 salaries for TEs is $14.
• Average of the Top 24 salaries for TEs is $8.
• Average of all 25 salaries for TEs is $8.

Tight Ends Signed in the 2017 Auction Draft (in descending order of Salary).

Pick	Player	Tm	Pos	Cost	Team
21	Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)	NE	TE	$44	Tonz Thunderin Bears
59	Travis Kelce (KC - TE)	KC	TE	$30	Glendale Chargers
46	Jimmy Graham (Sea - TE)	Sea	TE	$20	Rookie
37	Greg Olsen (Car - TE)	Car	TE	$17	Glendale Chargers
72	Jordan Reed (Was - TE)	Was	TE	$15	LynShanahanigans
50	Kyle Rudolph (Min - TE)	Min	TE	$10	Over The Hill Gang
86	Tyler Eifert (Cin - TE)	Cin	TE	$8	Macz Big Daddyz
87	Zach Ertz (Phi - TE)	Phi	TE	$7	Bye Week
65	Delanie Walker (Ten - TE)	Ten	TE	$7	Batangas Balisong
62	Martellus Bennett (GB - TE)	GB	TE	$5	Over The Hill Gang
74	Eric Ebron (Det - TE)	Det	TE	$4	Enteng Da Dragons
175	Julius Thomas (Mia - TE)	Mia	TE	$4	Jtown ReversePandas
185	Jason Witten (Dal - TE)	Dal	TE	$3	Jtown ReversePandas
111	Jack Doyle (Ind - TE)	Ind	TE	$3	Benicia Arsenal
118	Antonio Gates (LAC - TE)	LAC	TE	$3	Macz Big Daddyz
100	Hunter Henry (LAC - TE)	LAC	TE	$2	Bye Week
123	Coby Fleener (NO - TE)	NO	TE	$2	Rookie
147	Austin Hooper (Atl - TE)	Atl	TE	$1	OC Destroyers
187	Zach Miller (Chi - TE)	Chi	TE	$1	Rookie
203	C.J. Fiedorowicz (Hou - TE)	Hou	TE	$1	OC Destroyers
172	Dwayne Allen (NE - TE)	NE	TE	$1	Benicia Arsenal
223	Austin Seferian-Jenkins (NYJ - TE)	NYJ	TE	$1	Batangas Balisong
207	George Kittle (SF - TE)	SF	TE	$1	LynShanahanigans
161	O.J. Howard (TB - TE)	TB	TE	$1	Jtown ReversePandas
200	Cameron Brate (TB - TE)	TB	TE	$1	Batangas Balisong

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