Chad Ochocinco Johnson· Sep 2, 2025
Johnson predicted that Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions will be the next running back to sign a record-resetting contract, going north of $17-18 million per year, and expects Jalen Carter to reset the market and surpass Chris Jones' deal.
“That's brother, Jamior Gibbs down in Detroit. Oh, he I'm talking about he going, he going north of seventeen eighteen.”
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2 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Trade and Signing CallsJalen CarterSep 2, 2025
Jalen Carter to move — “will overlap/surpass Chris Jones' contract and reset the market”
“He's gonna he's gonna overlap. He's gonna leave overleap Chris Jones.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -200
- player:
- Jalen Carter
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- PHI
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- PHI
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Jahmyr Gibbs to move to Detroit Lions
“That's brother, that's brother, Jamior Gibbs down in Detroit. Oh, he I'm talking about he going, he going north of seventeen eighteen.”
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