Non-Patriots Free Agency News 2024
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Jaylon Johnson & the Bears agree to a new deal. Johnson was tagged 2 days ago, but rumor was that negotiations were going well. And they were.
Johnson gets 4 years/$76m with $43.8m fully guaranteed, $28m of that in the first year.
It's the 3rd highest guarantee for a cornerback: 1. Ward $44.5m, 2. Lattimore $44.3m, 3. Johnson $43.8, 4. Ramsey $43.7m.
The construction is very team friendly. The Bears have the space this year & will still have ~$49m after this deal. The lower cap numbers over the remainder provide room to maneuver or more readily cut him. (The exact annual breakdown isn't public yet.)
Big congrats to Johnson. Dude placed a huge bet on himself and it has paid off. He's also still just 24 and might have a shot at another big contract.
Johnson gets 4 years/$76m with $43.8m fully guaranteed, $28m of that in the first year.
It's the 3rd highest guarantee for a cornerback: 1. Ward $44.5m, 2. Lattimore $44.3m, 3. Johnson $43.8, 4. Ramsey $43.7m.
The construction is very team friendly. The Bears have the space this year & will still have ~$49m after this deal. The lower cap numbers over the remainder provide room to maneuver or more readily cut him. (The exact annual breakdown isn't public yet.)
Big congrats to Johnson. Dude placed a huge bet on himself and it has paid off. He's also still just 24 and might have a shot at another big contract.
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Appears there is another suitor in the mix. Heard on Sirius NFL network that he had a stopover in NJ on Thursday to speak with the NYG before flying to Pittsburg this morning.
Bears sign Kevin Byard for 2yrs/$15m. No breakdown of the deal report but some make it sound like it’s largely guaranteed money with some significant bonuses built in.
The Bears cut Eddie Jackson last month and saved $13m ($5m in dead cap). Byard had a better statical season some advanced measures and comes in at about half the Jackson savings.
Chicago with another ~$42m in room (that accounts for draft picks). Watch for them to run at Ridley and be engaged with several of the edge rushers.
The Bears cut Eddie Jackson last month and saved $13m ($5m in dead cap). Byard had a better statical season some advanced measures and comes in at about half the Jackson savings.
Chicago with another ~$42m in room (that accounts for draft picks). Watch for them to run at Ridley and be engaged with several of the edge rushers.
didn't see him on TEN this year, but Byard really slipped this year for PHI, age 30. A better value than Jackson, but might not be the solution they expect at FS (especially in year 2)
View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767031634728034531
Wilson signs a 1 year deal with the Steelers.
Wilson signs a 1 year deal with the Steelers.
The Steelers drafted Pickett with the 20th overall pick. There were plenty of dummies - on this site included - that used 20/20 to shit on the Pats for drafting Mac 15th overall. I'll be waiting for that same vitriol towards the Steelers.
The Fields market is shrinking, unless teams already know he's headed to ATL.
Kind of feel for Pickett. He seems much less insufferable than Mac.
Kind of feel for Pickett. He seems much less insufferable than Mac.
Rumors are that the Falcons prefer Cousins & Fields is their plan b.
I just think Fields is not that exciting to teams & they know they can wait on Chicago to drop the asking price as the draft approaches.
Tee Higgins requests a trade.
View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767190390891860036?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767190390891860036?s=20
If Chicago would take a 4th or 5th rounder for Fields, which allowed us to trade back and load up on 1st and 2nd round 2024/2025 picks, which would then allow us to draft a Nix/Penix type along with a stud WR and some high OL prospects this year, while building draft depth for 2025, I’d do it.
I can’t think of too many worse allocation of resource scenarios than to trade picks for Fields and then draft Nix
You’ll head into 2025 draft having spent a 4th (Fields), 2nd (Nix) and whatever kings random you need to maneuver up in the 2025 class for an actual franchise QB prospect
If you’re trading for Fields, it makes no sense to draft a QB. He’s your guy for 2024. And you hope he takes a massive step forward and you pay him 35M a year moving forward. But counting on him to realize that potential seems like a fool’s errand given he’s been mostly terrible. They may as well have kept Mac if they wanted to pin their QB hopes on a 4th year bust who has flashed a tiny bit.
You’ll head into 2025 draft having spent a 4th (Fields), 2nd (Nix) and whatever kings random you need to maneuver up in the 2025 class for an actual franchise QB prospect
If you’re trading for Fields, it makes no sense to draft a QB. He’s your guy for 2024. And you hope he takes a massive step forward and you pay him 35M a year moving forward. But counting on him to realize that potential seems like a fool’s errand given he’s been mostly terrible. They may as well have kept Mac if they wanted to pin their QB hopes on a 4th year bust who has flashed a tiny bit.
View: https://twitter.com/DMRussini/status/1767196213491675451
Sure sounds like Cousins is going to end up in ATL.
Sure sounds like Cousins is going to end up in ATL.
Really odd figuring out what MN is doing. They have a ridiculous amount of receiving talent and won't have a QB in about an hour? Russel Wilson would have made a lot of sense as a plan B but that is out the window.
Probably nothing but Fields started following DK and the Seahawks on Intsta and SEA HC refused to say Geno would be the starter in 24 when asked this weekend.
Wonder if we see some QB musical chairs once the Cousins domino drops.
Probably nothing but Fields started following DK and the Seahawks on Intsta and SEA HC refused to say Geno would be the starter in 24 when asked this weekend.
Wonder if we see some QB musical chairs once the Cousins domino drops.
At least Cousins knows he should continue to play in a dome (plus another dome in New Orleans and good weather in Tampa and Carolina).
Cousins will be 36, just had a major injury, has never won anything and will likely get a 4-year deal. I think it's defensible to walk away from that. But I agree, you need an immediate plan to address QB. If it's a trade up, that seems like a shakey plan.
View: https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1767212703376900210?s=20
Colts, WR Michael Pittman Jr. expected to finalize a 3-year, $70M deal, with $46M guaranteed. (via
@rapsheet)
Colts, WR Michael Pittman Jr. expected to finalize a 3-year, $70M deal, with $46M guaranteed. (via
@rapsheet)
That is..... a lot of money for a guard. continues the trend of guards getting RT money (can see why Onwenu allegedly wants to be a guard, he's better at it and the money for a very good guard will be better than for an acceptable T)
This.
All of this.
Cousins will be good in Atlanta. He would be nowhere near as good on a team like New England, Pittsburgh, Denver, etc.
Also, he lives in GA, no way he was turning down, the dome team, where he lives, and who has a much better O-line than any of those teams.
So the Cousins news removes one potential trade down to 8. But possibly opens up another to Minnesota at 11.
Not to mention Bijan, Pitts and London.
if he comes back well from his injury, Atlanta should win that division. They have the Steelers, Seahawks and VIKINGS on their schedule, besides the NFC East and AFC West.
To go with Kmet and DJ Moore.
Yeah, it would get interesting really quickly out there in the Windy City.
I know the cap is going up but I can't imagine I would ever have a positive reaction to my team signing a free agent RB to this type of deal.
Especially one like Pollard who took a step back last year as a lead guy. But they have Spears as well so should be a decent rotation.
I don't think 8 mil a year in the new cap world is horrible for an RB with relatively few career miles on his legs, but nothing I saw last year with Dallas indicates to me Pollard is one you'd wanna spend that on.
One bullet dodged, just need someone else to give Ridley his overpay and we're in good shape