It New England Patriot need Fix their offensive line. However, achieving a maximum offensive line to the free agency can be more difficult than expected.
This time is Pro Bowl Guard Trey Smiththat was expected to be the highest overall offensive leader to reach the free agency this season.
Nate Taylor of Athletic He reports that the heads are “optimistic” that Smith can re -sign a long -term agreement, despite their lack of space.
It is a punch similar to the free patriots’ free agency who awaits what we heard on Tuesday. It was when Baltimore Ravens’s CEO, Eric Decosta, said that the team is “optimistic” he can Ronnie stley to the left.
Both Smith and Story could still affect the free agency. It is easy to say that you are optimistic. But when it comes to assigning a lot of money to a player, it is easier to say than to do it.
But for the heads, discussions over Smith have changed in recent weeks, as well as the pay lid.
According to Taylor, the heads worked under the case that the salary lid would be about $ 270 million. Last week, the league sent a note saying that the lid would be somewhere between $ 277.5 million and $ 281.5 million.
This is a big difference that gives Kansas City a Wiggle Room to try to make something work with Smith.
Previously, it seemed like a lock that Smith would reach the free agency. By the beginning of this month, Athletics reported that Kansas City did not expect to put the franchise label on Smith.
Smith is still unlikely to get the label. But with the highest lid that opens a Wiggle Room, there is now the possibility that the heads can draw up a long -term agreement that has a low.
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