03-02-2016, 11:57 PM
It's not hard and fast like "$XX = WR position" ... but according to spotrac A.J. Green will be the highest paid receiver in the NFL at $15 million in 2016 (should Calvin Johnson indeed retire). When you have that true No. 1 making that kind of money, it limits the pool for everyone else just because there is a hard cap. You need impact players all over the field.
Right now, I'm hearing Jones could haul in around $7 million per. I'm starting to think that might go higher now that Jeffery is off the market. But let's just say he gets $7. How many teams would be paying $22 million to two wideouts in 2016? One. The Bengals. It just seems unlikely. Not saying impossible, but unlikely. More likely that Sanu returns for $4-6 per which puts them in line with other combinations of around $18-20 for top two wideouts on the spotrac 2016 contract tracker...and if you don't think $2 million matters - it does.
FYI: I'll have a deeper look at what the "real" number is for the Bengals as they hit free agency either up later tomorrow afternoon/evening or early Friday.
Right now, I'm hearing Jones could haul in around $7 million per. I'm starting to think that might go higher now that Jeffery is off the market. But let's just say he gets $7. How many teams would be paying $22 million to two wideouts in 2016? One. The Bengals. It just seems unlikely. Not saying impossible, but unlikely. More likely that Sanu returns for $4-6 per which puts them in line with other combinations of around $18-20 for top two wideouts on the spotrac 2016 contract tracker...and if you don't think $2 million matters - it does.
FYI: I'll have a deeper look at what the "real" number is for the Bengals as they hit free agency either up later tomorrow afternoon/evening or early Friday.
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