With rumors swirling around Marcus Maye’s availability, there’s a chance the safety starts the 2020 season in a uniform other than Gang Green’s.
The safety is said to be on the trade block, per the Daily News, as Joe Douglas looks to find as much value from his current roster as possible. Maye, despite coming off a bounce-back season after missing most of 2018 with injuries, appears to be potentially too expensive as well as expendable with the impending mega-extension of Jamal Adams and the selection of safety Ashtyn Davis in the third round of the 2020 draft.
It’s unclear which teams have or will ask about Maye, but there are clubs out there with needs at safety. Douglas said he’ll always pick up the phone when a team calls about a player, and it appears he’s listening intently when it comes to Maye.
With that in mind, here are four potential landing spots for Maye.
Dallas Cowboys
Everyone and their mother knows the Cowboys covet Jamal Adams, but Maye could be another intriguing option for Dallas. Their current starting safeties, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Xavier Woods, are good, but both could be out the door after the 2020 season. Clinton-Dix signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys this offseason and Woods, similarly to Maye, is in the final year of his rookie contract and could command a big payday in 2020 after his best season as a pro.
The trio of Clinton-Dix, Woods and Maye would allow new coach Mike McCarthy to properly evaluate and decide the best tandem for his deep secondary without breaking the bank for someone like Adams.