From the episode

It's the reason Alec Pierce got so much money. It's the reason Cardinal Tate went top five, even though I mean, Cardinal Tate's going to be good.

STACKED’s take

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Pierce's deep-shot ability justified significant contract money in modern NFL market.

Alec Pierce received significant contract money because of his ability to win on deep shots, a valuable asset in the modern NFL; the source cites Pierce as an example of the market's valuation of field-stretcher profiles that can win in double coverage deep and contested catches downfield.

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