In keeping with the running back discussions I wanted to add a little more context to the argument that a big part of the reason why running backs don’t get paid in free agency or at the end of a rookie contract is because of the way in which the performance of the position on […]
The Dolphins and Xavien Howard have agreed to modify his contract and end a “hold in” of sorts that saw Howard recently ask for a trade from the Dolphins. The #Dolphins have agreed to restructure CB Xavien Howard’s contract, source says. The situation has been resolved. He’s staying in Miami. It’s believed to be the […]
We have known for some time that Xavien Howard was unhappy with his contract in Miami and tonight he went public with his thoughts. I’ve written about Howard’s contract before and where things may have gone sideways for him, but this was always going to be a very difficult spot for him given that he […]
With the news that Xavien Howard is upset about his contract with the Dolphins we are starting to see a trend of players who sign longer term contracts and very quickly have buyers remorse and are upset with their contracts. This isn’t entirely new in the NFL (Darrelle Revis for example was great at selling […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about the potential for a salary cap disaster in 2021 due to the Covid crises with the main take that the NFL and NFLPA need to start negotiating now to get a better handle on the situation to prevent a rash of releases this summer and again next February. […]
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter the Chiefs have released defensive tackle Jaye Howard. Chiefs have released Jaye Howard, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 22, 2017 Howard was set to count for $6.375 million on the Chiefs salary cap, but his new cap number will be $5 million, which is the total of the money […]
Last week, we established a market for upcoming free agent Denver nose tackle Sylvester Williams despite some difficulty finding appropriate players to use as comparables for the 4th year player because there just aren’t a lot of 2nd contract interior linemen in the league with similar age/stats/production. Today, we take a look at another 3-4 […]