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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I think it was like an $18 million figure based on his draft position. And given that it IS guaranteed for injury and injury is by far and away his biggest problem - they really had their hands tied.
I can't say that I blame them. They still have the tag available to use should he prove to be healthy/effective next year and maybe that could encourage a LTC.
There just wasn't much value in the 5th year option for them.
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That is true and after reading about how 5th year options are for players that make a PB, it's not as appealing as it used to be.