The "overpay" issue is pretty small potatoes, IMO.
Gay will average $5.6m per season.
Four kickers now average over $5m a year.
Ten kickers average between $4m - $5m a year.
Another ten kickers average between $2.5m - $4m a year.
At "worst," the Colts are "overpaying" their kicker about $1.5m a season over the average NFL PK cap hit.
$1.5m will buy you.....very little in today's salary cap.
Gay is a quality kicker. He is probably worth the "risk" of overpay.
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