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Per Rotoworld:
CSN New England suggests WLB Jamie Collins could be a holdout candidate if the Patriots don't address his contract this offseason.
New England has some big decisions to make in the near future with Chandler Jones, Dont'a Hightower and Collins all coming off the books in 2017. If Collins doesn't sign an extension, he'll earn just $917,865 next season. That's less than backup linebacker Jonathan Freeny and underachieving tackle Marcus Cannon. If the Pats do extend Collins, he could be looking at a deal similar to the four-year, $33.75 million pact Lions LB DeAndre Levy signed last offseason.
CSN New England believes Patriots LB Dont'a Hightower will command at least as much as Buccaneers LB Lavonte David when he signs his next contract.
The Bucs signed David to a five-year, $50 million pact with $22.5 million guaranteed last offseason. That seems like a reasonable blueprint for the Pats to use in negotiations with Hightower. While the Patriots could look to extend his contract this offseason, the belief is that Hightower is a "smart businessman who’ll understand his value both in Foxboro or, if it comes to pass, elsewhere." Hightower earned PFF's fifth-highest 4-3 outside linebacker grade out of 35 qualifiers in 2015.
CSN New England suggests the Patriots could look to extend RE Chandler Jones' contract this offseason.
Jones is entering the last year of his rookie contract and New England will have a chance to lower his cap number for next season by signing him to a long-term deal. Jones has had a comparable career to Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who landed a five-year, $55 million extension last offseason. Jones may have lost some of his leverage in negotiations following a strange off-field incident involving synthetic marijuana.
CSN New England suggests WLB Jamie Collins could be a holdout candidate if the Patriots don't address his contract this offseason.
New England has some big decisions to make in the near future with Chandler Jones, Dont'a Hightower and Collins all coming off the books in 2017. If Collins doesn't sign an extension, he'll earn just $917,865 next season. That's less than backup linebacker Jonathan Freeny and underachieving tackle Marcus Cannon. If the Pats do extend Collins, he could be looking at a deal similar to the four-year, $33.75 million pact Lions LB DeAndre Levy signed last offseason.
CSN New England believes Patriots LB Dont'a Hightower will command at least as much as Buccaneers LB Lavonte David when he signs his next contract.
The Bucs signed David to a five-year, $50 million pact with $22.5 million guaranteed last offseason. That seems like a reasonable blueprint for the Pats to use in negotiations with Hightower. While the Patriots could look to extend his contract this offseason, the belief is that Hightower is a "smart businessman who’ll understand his value both in Foxboro or, if it comes to pass, elsewhere." Hightower earned PFF's fifth-highest 4-3 outside linebacker grade out of 35 qualifiers in 2015.
CSN New England suggests the Patriots could look to extend RE Chandler Jones' contract this offseason.
Jones is entering the last year of his rookie contract and New England will have a chance to lower his cap number for next season by signing him to a long-term deal. Jones has had a comparable career to Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who landed a five-year, $55 million extension last offseason. Jones may have lost some of his leverage in negotiations following a strange off-field incident involving synthetic marijuana.
