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Unfortunately for the Raiders, and the Giants, it became clear that extension was paying for past production. Waller went from averaging 69.9 yards per game during his three-year peak to just 44.8 in the two after the extension.
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Waller's $51M extension paid for past production; yards per game fell from 69.9 to 44.8.

Waller signed a 3-year, $51 million extension with the Las Vegas Raiders ahead of the 2022 season after a strong peak: 1,145 receiving yards in 2019 and an encore performance in 2020. However, the extension 'was paying for past production.' His average yards per game dropped from 69.9 during his three-year peak to just 44.8 in the two seasons after the extension. Plagued by injuries, Waller eventually retired to pursue rap, though he returned to the NFL in 2025 to join the Dolphins.

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