Post by JABF on Mar 9, 2024 15:16:41 GMT -6
Yeah, it sure looks that way.
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It’s a great year for the Chicago Bears to have a safety need
This offseason is shaping up nicely to fill Chicago’s needs.
In the last few days, I talked to two different agents and a General Manager, and they all said the same thing... ”Safeties can be signed for a lot less money than was thought a month ago.” This is good news for the Bears, who have a need and now won’t have to commit as much money as initially thought.
Both of the agents I talked to said that because of the glut of safeties on the market, they would be very reluctant to do long-term deals. One said he would only do 1-year deals and then have their players hit free agency again, hoping the market would be better.
The other agent said he was open to a one or two-year deal but not any longer unless he felt a longer-term deal was in the best interest of his client. His thinking is the same as the first agent’s: It’s better to do a short-term deal and hit free agency again soon.
A few of the UFAs available could command higher four or five-year deals, and they are Geno Stone and Xavier McKinney. Both their age and production would warrant a longer-term contract.
It’s a great year for the Chicago Bears to have a safety need
This offseason is shaping up nicely to fill Chicago’s needs.
In the last few days, I talked to two different agents and a General Manager, and they all said the same thing... ”Safeties can be signed for a lot less money than was thought a month ago.” This is good news for the Bears, who have a need and now won’t have to commit as much money as initially thought.
Both of the agents I talked to said that because of the glut of safeties on the market, they would be very reluctant to do long-term deals. One said he would only do 1-year deals and then have their players hit free agency again, hoping the market would be better.
The other agent said he was open to a one or two-year deal but not any longer unless he felt a longer-term deal was in the best interest of his client. His thinking is the same as the first agent’s: It’s better to do a short-term deal and hit free agency again soon.
A few of the UFAs available could command higher four or five-year deals, and they are Geno Stone and Xavier McKinney. Both their age and production would warrant a longer-term contract.
