{"id":13642,"date":"2017-03-09T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=13642"},"modified":"2017-03-09T16:15:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T21:15:28","slug":"a-j-bouye-signs-jacksonville-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/03\/09\/a-j-bouye-signs-jacksonville-jaguars\/","title":{"rendered":"A.J. Bouye Signs Five Year, $67.5 Million Deal With the Jacksonville Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Corner back <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BouyA.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Bouye<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is signing a five-year, $67.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The new deal contains $26 million in guaranteed money and pays him $13.5 million per year. Bouye\u00a0spent the first four seasons of his career with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AJ Bouye is getting 5-Years, $67.5M, $26M Fully Guaranteed &#8211; $13.5M Per Year, per Michael Wright.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/839946679495372801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A.J. Bouye Signs Five-Year, $67.5 Million Deal With the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/h2>\n<p>The first three seasons of A.J. Bouye\u2019s career with the Houston Texans yielded mixed results. Bouye started in only eight games with 69 total tackles, but he also recorded six turnovers, one touchdown return, and sixteen defended passes. Bouye&#8217;s 2014 season was his best; playing predominantly\u00a0in the nickel position, he gave up three touchdowns, yet also had four pass breakups and three interceptions. On average, Bouye only gave up about 10 yards per catch, nearing the bottom of the spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a modest display of talent in limited playing time the previous season, Bouye was still buried on the depth chart throughout 2015. But an injury-plagued secondary in 2016 gave way to Bouye getting more playing time, where he turned in a near league-topping performance. Including the post-season, Bouye <em>never <\/em>gave up a touchdown pass, missed only <em>two <\/em>tackles, and snagged three interceptions. Only counting the regular season, Bouye allowed less than 200 yards to opposing offenses and a completion percentage barely-above fifty percent.<\/p>\n<h3>Top Competition<\/h3>\n<p>These stats aren\u2019t inflated from poor match-ups either. Bouye stacked up against players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomDe03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demaryius Thomas<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SandEm00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmanuel Sanders<\/a><\/strong>, and this year\u2019s receiving leader, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HiltT.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.Y. Hilton<\/a><\/strong>, and allowed 19 total yards.\u00a0<em>Nineteen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest knock on Bouye\u2019s game is his limited experience and snap count. Houston\u2019s depth has given them the luxury of playing him when the match-ups are favorable. Of course, once he proved himself by taking over the left corner spot in injury relief, his snap count rose dramatically. Bouye was a mainstay in the 2016 playoffs, where his play arguably improved. Bouye shut down <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CoopAm00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amari Cooper<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and the Patriots&#8217; revolving receiver corps, while also adding two interceptions, during the post-season<\/p>\n<p>In short, A.J. Bouye is an exceptional player, has earned this big pay day, and may very well be the best corner to hit the market this season.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/629372618\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 0px; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: inline-block; position: absolute;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/629372618?et=VDAlhRnkSt9ozk3FQr32-w&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=xEK9zPm8mKF47oKXtRICZNfL_v0xo_ObeNT2YqnkAzk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short, A.J. 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