A potential big future problem

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(11-21-2024, 12:13 AM)jason Wrote: As a rule of thumb... I'm totally against extending guys over 30. I'll make an exception for the top of the top elite. Trey Hendrickson isn't that. We got the best years of his career, and it's best to be a year too early than a year too late.

I'd be all for giving him like a massive raise for next year, but I agree that I don't really want to be tied to him with a large amount of guaranteed money for his age 32 and 33 seasons which is likely what any extension would entail. It's tough because without him we have no pass rush, and he's a great pass rusher, but once a player is in their 30s you risk them just absolutely falling off a cliff without much notice. 

I think ultimately I would see if a $5-6m raise to $21-22m in cash (so he'd only be $3.5-4.5m more of a cap hit than he is in 2024) in 2025 would make him happy. If it doesn't, I think you trade him to an NFC team who thinks they're a pass rusher away and is willing to pay out the nose for him.