The Jacksonville Jaguars are splashing the cash on Christian Kirk after it was reported Monday that they have decided to sign the 25-year-old free agent. Kirk now parts ways with the Arizona Cardinals after four seasons with the team as he makes the big move to Jacksonville after negotiating a massive new deal with the Jags.

Kirk's contract is worth a max value of $84 million, with $37 million of guaranteed money included. The Jaguars also added a $20 million signing bonus for good measure. Below are the details of Kirk's deal:

Unsurprisingly, Twitter quickly erupted once the news of Kirk's new deal broke. For most folks, the initial reaction was how the Jaguars appear to have paid too steep a price for a guy like Christian Kirk:

As expected, this turn of events has produced some of the best meme reactions of what has been an eventful day not only for the Jaguars but for a number of other NFL teams as well:

Even guys like four-time Pro Bowler Darius Slay of the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans star wide receiver AJ Brown had to chime in on the Jaguars' rather contentious decision on Kirk:

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Recently-crowned Super Bowl champ Jaleny Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams also shared his thoughts on the matter and he had a proud congratulatory message for the new Jaguars recruit:

This is without a doubt one of the biggest signings in the offseason, thus far and the Jaguars sure made a lot of noise with this one. As for Christian Kirk, I'm pretty certain he's absolutely hyped with this big-money move.