Possible Deal in Works for Will Smith?

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Samuels didn't renegotiate because his value and leverage are both low right now. He didn't make the Pro Bowl and he had a down year, so if he signed an extension it would be for less money than if he was coming off a Pro Bowl season. True, it put the Skins in a bind, but put yourself in his shoes. If you were going to make 9 million dollars this year, and about the same next year, would you negotiate an extension that pays you less? He got a $10 million signing bonus as a rookie, chances are that he would have gotten about half of that from the Skins in a new deal because he has slipped a little. He was not among the best tackles in football, and Jansen clearly has outplayed him recently.

I'd trade him for Howard or Smith in a New York minute. Samuels can be one of the better tackles in football, but with a left handed qb his value goes down. I just worry about the cap hit because I'd like to see this team together for a couple of years.