While Jadeveon Clowney will no doubt get most of the attention, the Seattle Seahawks will have some tough negotiations coming up with defensive tackle Jarran Reed.
Reed has made it clear he intends to get paid like a premier player at his position, which is not surprising considering the numbers he put up in 2018: 10.5 sacks, 24 quarterback hits, 12 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries.
However, that was 2018, and after serving a six-game suspension to begin the 2019 season, Reed was not able to replicate that kind of success. He only racked up two sacks and eight quarterback hits, with no tackles for loss.
Still, the Seahawks are desperate for help on the defensive line and have roughly $58 million in cap space currently, a number that could climb into the $70 million range with a few predictable cuts.
Reading into twitter posts is a fool’s game, but it sure seems like Reed is expecting a hefty payday, which is understandable.
When Sam Gold of The Athletic suggested a yearly salary in the $8-10 million range, Reed responded to the tweet saying, “Yikes that’s disrespectfully low.”
Yikes that’s disrespectfully low
— jarran reed (@1j_reed) January 22, 2020
Reed has a projected contract of five-years, $105 million dollars from Over the Cap, a salary that rivals former Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark.
The Seahawks have the money to sign Reed and Clowney, even if Reed expects a contract above the $8-10 million range.
Whether they want to lock up that amount of money to two players who were on one of the worst defensive lines in the NFL, however, remains to be seen.
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