02-22-2017, 05:55 PM
Normally I don't think too much about this, but two surprising names on the list are two of our players, Jonathan Cyprien and Luke Joeckel.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-offseason
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-offseason
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<p style="font-family:arial, verdana, helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,33);">Cyprien picked the perfect time to have a bounceback season. His 2016 campaign with Jacksonville was easily among the top 10 for his position (Pro Football Focus rated him the seventh-best safety in football), and he enters the market without a ton of competition (presuming the Chiefs apply the franchise tag to Eric Berry). An interesting contract comparison would be another former second-round pick, Broncos safety T.J. Ward, who inked a four-year, $22.5 million deal back in 2014. But with the raises in the cap ceiling over the past three years, one would imagine Cyprien will fetch more on the open market. Would that type of commitment be worth the risk? Cyprien undoubtedly has a high ceiling, but he will now be thrust into a different system without the same responsibilities. The safety position is notoriously underpaid to begin with, which means that there can be some solid values for teams looking to avoid the long-term commitment.