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Originally Posted by calia
Why do that? Why not have him play out on his current contract? He's not going to hold out the season -- that would be really unwise, especially because we could franchise him too. He has one more shot at a big contract, short of a trade, and it is with us. Why not offer $28M/yr plus some added money if certain milestones are reached (e.g., >12 tds, >1300 yards), stuff that is not out of reach but would be pretty hard to do (at least more than once), and if he achieved those numbers he'd certainly have earned it. It can be $28M/yr x 3 yrs with $65M guaranteed and possible going up to $33M/yr with incentives.
Obviously, I don't do this for a living so maybe it's entirely unrealistic, but it seems like there's got to be some way to bridge the gap.
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Football players are humans. The other 52 players don't want to constantly have to talk about this. And if he holds out, that will 100% be the 1st or 2nd question regardless of situation. It's a distraction. And if Peters' line is 28 and McLaurin wants more than 30, it's no longer a negotiation.
We could start out 5-0 without McLaurin, and the 1st question would be about Jayden or Terry. The 2nd question will absolutely be about whatever wasn't question 1.