(01-31-2023, 04:02 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Yeah, I could see him getting a 3 year 39 mil contract with 26 mil guaranteed.  If his agent is asking for more we can just tag him but I think  he would agree too a contract like that

This is probably his last real bite at the apple though.  I think he’s really going to want a 5 year deal with a decent portion of that 3rd year guaranteed.(and could probably find that in the open market and if the signing bonus is large as it may have to be, spreading it over 5 years helps lessen the blow to the cap)

If he takes $26MM guaranteed on a 3 year deal (essentially a 2 year deal), Baalke must’ve had the violins playing while he oversold our cap situation to Engram and Engram must’ve really really wanted to stay here and bought it.  I just really think the guarantees need to go partially into year 3 for him to stay because I think he could find that out there.

EDIT: I guess the threat of the tag could play in though. Would hate for it to get contentious because I think Engram is the right type of personality for this locker room and that could change if he feels he’s being forced to shoulder all of the injury risk that comes with being tagged.

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