Pay, trade or sit out

With the NFL training camps now starting, we are starting to see multiple {6} star players holding out, looking for new contracts. Let’s discuss if we’d pay the player, trade them or let them sit out. 

  • Chicago bears MLB Roquan Smith-Pay 

With your QB on a rookie contract the Bears should pay Roquan Smith, with Smith being such a young player {25} and already having made multiple pro bowls and all team defenses it’s a no brainer. 

  • Cincinnati Bengals Safety Jessie Bates-Trade

Jessie Bates is coming off of his best year in the NFL, with safeties being a hard position to pay it in the best interest for the Bengals to trade Bates while his trade value is at a high and it will clear the cap for the team to pay superstars on the team in the upcoming seasons. 

  • Los Angeles Chargers Safety Derwin James-Sit Out

Like Bengals safety Jessie Bates the Chargers should look to do the same thing, either sit out or trade James, James is a phenomenal player but has been a little injury prone in his short career thus far.

  • Seattle Seahawks WR D.K Metcalf-Sit Out

Seahawks stud receiver D.K Metcalf is looking for a hefty new contract and while I believe D.K deserves it I think he should want to get paid from another team considering Seattle is in a full rebuild. 

  • San Francisco 49ers WR Deebo Samuel-Trade

The 49ers should obviously look to trade superstar wideout Deebo Samuel, Deebo has said he wants to get paid and is also looking to go back to the traditional wide receiver position not this hybrid WR/RB position the 49ers have Samuel playing, plus the 49ers can get a haul as Deebo is coming off his best year by far. 

  • Kansas City Chiefs OT Orlando Brown Jr.-Pay

Even though I’d be skeptical to pay offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. I’d definitely still pay him the money he is looking to get, Brown has been a huge piece for the Chiefs O-Line in his venture on the team, plus Kansas City did trade a first round pick for Brown in 2020. It’s been reported that the Chiefs did offer Brown a contract over 5 years and worth $18.2 million on average per season but Brown is looking for more security in the contract.

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