NFL contract incentive winners include Baker Mayfield, Jordan Love

There was a delayed dance, the promise of gifts and even a secret agreement with a head coach. The last week of the NFL’s regular season featured storylines that weren’t readily apparent to the casual viewer.

For instance, why did Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jadeveon Clowney delay celebrating his strip sack of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph, and when the dancing began, why did it last so long?

“That was a very long celebration,” Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce said. “That might have been a record for…