Tag: 2020 NFL Offseason

Who’s the Chargers ‘most overpaid player’?

Bleacher Report names the Los Angeles Chargers’ most overpaid player heading into the 2020 offseason.

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco has done an excellent job of bringing in talent on a bargain. For a team that hasn’t had the most cap space to spend on free agents in the past, he has managed to get it done.

But there are some players on the roster that might be getting quite a bit more than they actually deserve. Whether that’s due to poor play or struggling to stay on the field due to injuries, teams will most likely have one or two.

Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon recently named the worst contracts on each team heading into the 2020 offseason. For the Chargers, Gagnon believes that is offensive tackle Russell Okung.

The Los Angeles Chargers can easily get out of this contract, as only $2.5 million of Okung’s $15.5 million walk-year salary-cap hit is guaranteed.

But that would just leave them with a hole at one of the most important positions on the field, and the potential alternative problem is that’s a hell of a lot of money for a guy who missed much of 2019 because of a pulmonary embolism that resulted from blood clots in his lungs and then later missed more time because of a groin injury.

The Bolts can gain wiggle room by extending Okung’s contract, but even that’s risky considering his age (32) and injury history. It’s just not an optimal situation.

It wasn’t the season that Okung was hoping for in 2019. The veteran tackle had been sidelined to start the season due to a pulmonary embolism that was discovered in June. That was followed up with the groin issue a few games into his season debut. Okung only played six games.

Since being signed in 2017, Okung has been a difference-maker for the Chargers. He has been a key contributor to keeping pressure from quarterback Philip Rivers’ blindside, but the health complications from this past season have really drawn some pause in regards to his future.

Even though he has one more year left on his contract – if the Chargers felt like he wouldn’t be able to stay healthy – they could move on from him and save $13.5 million. But releasing him does come with a risk. When he’s on the field, Okung is stout and capable and proven left tackles don’t grow on trees.

NFL Free Agency: Which Jets will hit the open market this offseason?

The Jets will have a long list of free agents to sort through this offseason.

Just as the Jets knew no shortage of injuries in 2019, the same can be said for their list of soon-to-be free agents this upcoming offseason.

The future of New York’s roster is unclear after the Jets finished the 2019 season 7-9. While they have determined their franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold, there are still more holes than certainties on Gang Green’s 53-man roster. The team has question marks on both lines, at corner and on the edge, just to name a few.

Now, the Jets will be forced to sift through a long list of their own free agents in the offseason. While some will likely be part of Joe Douglas’ vision for the future, others will be forced to find employment elsewhere.

Here are all of the Jets set to be free agents in 2020:

  1. Ryan Kalil, C – 35 – UFA
  2. Kelvin Beachum, LT – 30 – UFA
  3. Robby Anderson, WR – 27 – UFA
  4. Brian Poole, CB – 27 – UFA
  5. Demaryius Thomas, WR – 32 – UFA
  6. Trevor Siemian, QB – 28 – UFA
  7. Rontez Miles, FS – 31 – UFA
  8. Brandon Copeland, DE – 29 – UFA
  9. Tom Compton, G – 31 – UFA
  10. Neville Hewitt, ILB – 27 – UFA
  11. Brent Qvale, RT – 29 – UFA
  12. Bilal Powell, RB – 31 – UFA
  13. Daniel Brown, TE – 28 – UFA
  14. Ty Montgomery, RB – 27 – UFA
  15. Albert McClellan, ILB – 34 – UFA
  16. David Fales, QB – 29 – UFA
  17. Paul Worrilow, OLB – 30 – UFA
  18. Jordan Jenkins, OLB – 26 – UFA
  19. Matthias Farley, SS – 28 – UFA
  20. Maurice Canady, CB – 26 – UFA
  21. Alex Lewis, G – 26 – UFA
  22. James Burgess, ILB – 26 – RFA
  23. Arthur Maulet, CB – 27 – RFA
  24. Leo Koloamatangi, T – 26 – RFA
  25. B.J. Bello, ILB – 25 – RFA
  26. Josh Malone, WR – 24 – RFA
  27. Brandon Shell, T – 28 – UFA
  28. Lac Edwards, P – 28 – UFA
  29. Frankie Luvu, LB – 23 – ERFA
  30. Sam Ficken, K – 27 – ERFA
  31. Bennett Jackson, CB  – 28 – ERFA
  32. Jeff Smith, WR – 23 – ERFA

Is Ha Ha Clinton-Dix interested in re-signing with Bears?

Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix signed a one-year prove-it deal, and he believes he’s earned a long-term deal. But will it be with the Bears?

When safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix signed with the Chicago Bears last March, he was coming to a dominant defense with an opportunity to prove himself to the rest of the NFL in hopes of nabbing a long-term extension.

Clinton-Dix certainly believes he’s done enough to earn that. But will the Bears be able to afford him, if they want to re-sign him?

“That’s not my decision,” Clinton-Dix said after Sunday’s win over the Vikings. “I don’t know. Right now I just really want to enjoy this win. I’ll worry about the future later. My thing was to play a full 16 games and be committed to those 16 games and let everything else take care of itself. I think that happened.”

There’s one factor that would appeal to Clinton-Dix remaining in Chicago: Eddie Jackson, his former Alabama teammate and partner-in-crime this season.

“I would love to play with this guy for the rest of my career,” Clinton-Dix said. “If he’s not here, I’ll go wherever he goes. But this is a crazy business. You never know what’s gonna happen.”

Clinton-Dix finished the season with 78 tackles, two interceptions, five pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.

General manager Ryan Pace has a lot of important decisions to make this offseason, including in the secondary. Clinton-Dix has at least earned another one-year prove-it deal. That is, if that’s where Pace desires to go.

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