Sounds about right. Something in the $6Ms sounded like too much to me, and if players can't get into the $6s, they often opt for the bridge deal.
But something in the $5s makes sense for both sides. He will still only be 28 when it expires - plenty of time for another big contract. And he would pocket some $30-odd million in the meantime. Worth getting out of bed in the morning, I would think.
Also, <Don Cherry voice> good London boy, I tell ya!
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