Two big factors:,1, he was the best WR FA out there, and below him pickings were slim, so he had leverage there. 2, Aaron Rodgers was pushing for him to be a Jet, which with Denver also trying for him, likely pushed up the price.
Saw the tweet in there with the schedule posted, which got me thinking, thank god we got an actual freaking cupcake to open the year finally. First time in a decade I’ve felt fully confident in the opener.