So the dude gets shown the door by multiple teams during the season, and then one of them brings him back (with zero intention of paying him or playing him) just to try and get a draft pick if someone else signs him who didn't the last couple of times he was available?
I dont think he gets signed before week 2 - if at all.
someone will sign him. I just dont think he gets the money a guy of his talent would normally get due to the...... (we will say issues) that he has had.
I'm not sure anyone will open the bank vault to give him cash, but on the off chance that he does, Baltimore will stand to benefit from this. I will tip my hat to them on this. and it keeps any of their opponents from signing him and using him against them as well. From a strategic perspective, this is a pretty smart move even if all they get is a 5th or 6th round pick. if someone is dumb enough to throw a lot of money at the guy, he will be worth a whole lot more. It shouldnt happen, but I have seen far dumber things done in the past. Especially on teams where the owner is the one calling the shots moreso than the GM.
Just to say again when he got traded to the Ravens, Shefter reported that he had to sign for $5m APY for the Ravens to net a 6th.
I don't think he's getting $5M APY.
If that $5M is still the threshold this is all likely an exercise in futility for the Ravens but if cost them absolutely nothing then why not? It's how I'd want the people who operate my team to behave. Do every single little thing you can to try and carve out the smallest advantage, even if like this attempt, likely won't work.
For sure some teams just don't work the comp pick system enough and it's lazy IMO. I read an article a few days ago about how much the Chargers GM, Horitz, who came from Baltimore, tries really hard to manipulate the comp pick system. That was part of the reason, as well as trying to fill out the roster, he signed so many vets to cheap one year deals. Idea is they play well, get paid by someone else,you got a good deal on a player for a year and a comp pick. It's good business, he was trained well.
I dont know.... last year Chark made 5 M with Carolina and he had already been jettisoned from a couple of teams at that time.
This year only 3 mil as a clear cut backup.
but a starting WR who is not on a rookie contract generally gets more than 5 M per year. Likely closer to 10 M. I acknowledge a discount is in order due to his ..... (issues) but I dont know that that discount amounts to a 5 M per year discount
Robert Woods and Hollywood Brown make around 7 M per year. I think he is more talented, but obviously seems to either have problems with authority or hes just a jerk. either way, I think 5-7 mil is likely the range. he provides more upside than Woods and Brown. it sounds like hes an egomaniac and will want lots of money, so If hes getting less than 10M per year any deal he signs is likely a 1 year deal. He wants to play a year, put up big numbers and get paid. Team is worried about how he fits into their dressing room and likely does not want to commit a lot of money over the long term to a potential problem child.
I'd guess he signs in the 7 M range, but if there is a low guaranteed amount in the contract, the dollar value of that contract could be higher. so maybe 10M but only 1 M of that is guaranteed. this way if he misbehaves the team can dump him with little cost in terms of how it affects the salary cap. if the dude wants more guarnateed money, the salary likely is lower.