On Saturday night, the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans to clinch the AFC South title. Moreover, it was a great night for a few Jaguars players, particularly for 26-year-old wide receiver Christian Kirk. According to NFL Insider Field Yates, the WR made around $1 million in incentives for completing 80 catches and 1,100 receiving yards against the Titans.
Notably, many Jaguars players included performance clauses in their contracts, which got them a hefty amount of money. Safe to say, Kirk earned that money fairly based on his performance throughout the season. The NFL world also praised the wide receiver for making that money through hard work, as nobody handed him that money.
NFL fans react to Christian Kirk earning $1 million in incentives
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After grabbing his second catch against the Titans, Kirk completed 80 catches in total in the current season, which got him around $500k incentive money. Then, he also passed 1,100 receiving yards in the same game, which fetched him another $500k. Thus, he made a total of $1 million, which was there in his contract.
After this information surfaced on Twitter, many fans lauded the young WR. According to fantasy football writer JB Barry, Kirk will get another $500k if he grabs 6 more catches in the current season.
6 more catches and I believe he also gets another 500k! 💪🏽
— JB Barry (@FantasyCoachJB) January 8, 2023
Notably, many fans felt Kirk was one of the worst signings of the season and now he proved many of them wrong by earning money for his performances.
That signing was worst of offseason at time but now hes earning it
— Richard Head (@NYRichardHead) January 8, 2023
One fan could not believe that the contract worked out for Kirk.
Wait that contract worked out wtf 😭
— Zach Lee (@Zleemcg) January 8, 2023
Another fan feels the Jaguars WR will get a good sleep irrespective of the outcome of the game.
Win lose or draw. Christian Kirk will sleep GOOD tonight on that mil ticket.
— Konversations With Kinfolk Podcast (@_call_me_kin) January 8, 2023
One Twitter user used one of the iconic lines from the movie ‘Jerry Maguire’.
Show me the money!
— @broken dreams (@Bc50Brett) January 8, 2023
Another fan lauded Kirk for earning the money fair and square.
talk about earned not given
— Julito (@krazee_art) January 8, 2023
One more Twitter user praised the young WR for catching touchdowns as well as the money.
Wow, way to go Kirk! Looks like he's not just catching touchdowns, he's also catching that cash! #ballin
— Set Cams (@WakeUpOrNah) January 8, 2023
Meanwhile, one user gave credit to the NFL for extending the regular season by one game.
Thank goodness for 17 game seasons 🤣
— WTF bro (@ElDudeFromCali) January 8, 2023
Notably, Kirk recorded one touchdown against the Titans on Saturday as well. In total, he had 8 touchdowns in 17 games along with 1,108 receiving yards.
Another Jaguars player earned incentives against the Titans
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Along with Kirk, his teammate, Zay Jones also received $250K in incentives after completing his 80th catch of the season in the same game. In total, he earned around $750k through receiving incentives, as per NFL insider Field Yates. Both Kirk and Jones have been pretty great for the Jaguars this season, which helped the Jaguars qualify for the playoffs.
And on the very next play, teammate Zay Jones collects his 80th catch of the season, earning him a $250K incentive.
Jones has earned $750K in receiving incentives this season.
Both have been excellent for Jacksonville.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 8, 2023
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The Jaguars will play against the Chargers this Saturday. Earlier, during the Week 3 match-up, the Jaguars destroyed the Chargers. So, it will be interesting to see if we see a different sort of result this time around.
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