Quote:He'd be the highest paid olb by almost 40 million. Clay Matthews making 66 million. At 12.5 a year would be highest paid in league.

 

He would be, though it's a moot point since there's no chance Kansas City lets him hit free agency. Justin Houston's a 25 year old pass rusher who has had 10 sacks, 11 sacks (in 11 games), and 22 sacks the last three seasons. Teams overpay millions for just good starters and Defensive Player of the Year caliber players like him rarely if ever hit free agency, especially in their prime. Mario Williams received a $100 million contract and Houston is easily a more dominant player than him. Jacksonville, Oakland, and Cleveland all have tons of cap space and would get in a bidding war against one another for his services. Clay Matthews would have had the opportunity to earn more had hit free agency, but he decided to stay with Green Bay.

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