Chris Jones - Making Him the Highest Paid Defender in the League

[Shields68]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

I never thought we would be able to keep Jones with Clark at the time. Having 2 DL's making over 20 mil each was unheard of and honestly a crippling move for one group. Like everyone else I was happy we did but like other big contracts for players they rarely work and don't bite you in the ass. It seems they always get slammed a stupid move quickly after they have been signed because the player can't keep up the production that justified the pay increase.

Clark and Jones were a big reason we won the SB in 19 and now their deals are cement boots on a team that certainly won't win it again this year. Clark will be gone but still 12 mil in dead cap and Jones we are stuck with for the next year and then a 7 mil dead cap if he's gone.

Only the QB is worth over 20 mil per season.

It might not be as crippling if they were playing to all-star level.