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yearNew,92commentsSpeaking to Carrington Harrison, J.I. Halsell said Jones could
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J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsIn a recent post to his YouTube channel, 610 Sports
Radio host Carrington Harrison spoke with J.I. Halsell — a former agent for
Priority Sports and a salary cap analyst for the Washington Redskins — about the
contract situation with Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones.As
others have done, Halsell said that the precedent for a potential extension of
Jones’ contract would be the 2016 contract given to Philadelphia Eagles 4-3
defensive lineman Fletcher Cox, which was reported to be a six-year, $102.6
million deal. ”It could be in the Fletcher Cox neighborhood: $17.1 million per
year,” said Halsell. “I think that’s kind of his floor, if you were to ask me.
You can also make the argument, though, that Cox’s deal was in 2016. With the
increase in the salary cap to 2019
Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys Stitched , that Cox deal — when you adjust it for the increase in the cap — is nearly $21 million per year. So I don’t know if Chris
Jones gets to $20 million per year, but the floor is probably going to be $17
million a year.”Halsell said he believed that Jones and the Chiefs may reach an
agreement before the 2019 season begins.”If it’s something that is excess of
Fletcher Cox, that’s a lot of money to turn down and pass up,” he explained.
“And given all the other needs the Chiefs have to take care of from a contract
and cap management standpoint, I think there’s a significant chance Chris Jones
gets a deal done before the start of the 2019 season.”But Halsell also said that
from Jones’ side, there might be an advantage to wait on a deal.“So if you’re
his agent, the question you have to ask — and you have to be on the same page —
is, ‘Are we willing to take a deal today that is going to be a good deal, but
not an elite or great deal?’” he said. “Or do we want to say, ‘The Kansas City
Chiefs need to pay us like the elite defensive lineman that we are, and we need
to avoid the temptation of taking the good deal today
Discount Darwin Thompson Jersey , bet on ourselves here in 2019 and force them to tag [us].’Then you kind of go down the Demarcus Lawrence route in order to get
that truly value-maximizing deal. If you take the deal today, it’s in excess of
Fletcher Cox’s deal. But if you wait until after the 2019 season when they’re
going to have to tag you, now you’re working off the tag to get your second
contract, and you could approach Aaron Donald’s $22.5 million per year, and his
$80 million guarantee.”Halsell said that on the other side of the negotiation,
the primary question wouldn’t be Jones’ skill, but rather what the team sees in
his character.”You have to understand what type of personality the player is,”
he said. “If you’re sold on their personal and football character — that even if
you give them this huge financial windfall, they’ll remain motivated — then yes,
you do it. If you think otherwise — a la Albert Haynesworth — that once they get
this money, the player’s play level is going to go down
Super Bowl Darwin Thompson Jersey , then maybe you hold off. I think those are the considerations when you’re thinking about whether you want to make that level of
financial commitment to Chris Jones -- because on the field, he’s shown it to
you in multiple seasons: he is a top-tier interior defensive lineman. It’s just
a matter of the kind of personality [he has] in the locker room.Is he a fit for
what you’re trying to build long term?”Since the Chiefs have already signaled an
interest in extending Jones’ contract, there already seems to be a willingness
on their side to extend his deal.So much of how this transpires could depend
upon the attitude Jones (and his agent) bring to the negotiation.Will Jones
settle for a long-term deal in the range of $20 million per year, or will he
hold out for what Halsell termed a “value-maximizing” contract by choosing to
play on the franchise tag in 2020?And if he does, will that affect the Chiefs’
perception of his character and their willingness to make a long-term deal?As I
pointed out on Monday, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has thus far
established a good track record at striking deals with free agents that are
favorable enough to the players to entice them to join the team, but without
creating long-term salary cap problems. Jones’ contract will be a big test: the
first time Veach will face the challenge of signing a mission-critical player
already under contract to a new deal.It’s not going to be easy.Now in its fourth
year, the Fletcher Cox contract Halsell referenced as a precedent for Jones has
already created problems for the Eagles.Like the Landon Collins contract I
referenced on Monday, the original deal was complicated, containing option
bonuses and triggers for guaranteed money, and was restructured last season to
provide cap relief for 2018 and 2019.As it now stands
Darwin Thompson Jersey nfl draft , Cox’s $11.9 million cap hit in 2019 will almost double to $22.4 million in 2020 — more than 11 percent of the Eagles’ projected
salary pool — with almost $27 million in dead money.Cox’s cap charge will remain
above $22 million for two additional years — that is, until Cox is 33 years
old.Veach is going to have to do better than that. After Ronald Darby signed
with the Philadelphia Eagles, Breeland lands in Kansas City."UPDATE: March 19,
2019, 3:17 p.m. Arrowhead TimeThe Chiefs officially announce the Bashaud
Breeland signing. (Craig’s review | Breeland vs. Steve Nelson breakdown)The
Kansas City Chiefs are signing cornerback Bashaud Breeland, according to ESPN’s
Rob Demovsky.Friend of the site Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports says the deal is
for one year.NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport provided additional contract
details.Breeland, 27, first entered the league with the Washington Redskins as a
fourth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. Breeland’s name should sound familiar,
as he was spotted on the field at Chiefs training camp last year in St. Joseph.
Breeland had become a free agent last offseason when a three-year, $24 million
deal with the Carolina Panthers was voided due to a cut to his foot. The
5-foot-11, 195-pound cornerback eventually signed a one-year deal with the Green
Bay Packers. In seven games in Green Bay (hamstring and groin
injuries)
Xavier Williams Jersey , Breeland recorded 20 tackles (16 solo), four passes defensed and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown. Prior to his
short stint with the Packers, Breeland started 58 games for Washington, and
never fewer than 14 games a season. With the departure of Steve Nelson to the
Pittsburgh Steelers, I expect Breeland to compete with Charvarius Ward for the
Chiefs’ second cornerback spot in the 4-3 under base across from Kendall
Fuller.In 67 career games, the five-year veteran has accumulated 288 tackles
(227 solo), 64 passes defensed and 10 interceptions.
