JoeSixPat
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With Jason Witten agreeing to a 7 year $29 mil contract (including a $6 mil signing bonus) it seems to me that Graham's market value is significantly less than that.
Recognizing that we don't know the "true" value of Witten's contract yet - specifically how backloaded it is - Witten's numbers are significantly better than Graham's. He's been generally injury free and, not counting his rookie year, has had seasons of 66 and 87 catches. Not bad for a 3rd round pick.
Hopefully Graham's agent makes note of this, and forgets about the fact that Graham's a former 1st round draft choice when entering negotiations. Sure Graham's a great blocker - as good or better than most offensive linemen... but then again, one wouldn't want to go into a game with an offensive lineman lining up at TE.
Looking at Witten's contract, I'm thinking that Graham's value can't be more than $2 mil a season, with a $3 mil signing bonus if he's lucky.
At those numbers I think everyone would welcome him back.
Recognizing that we don't know the "true" value of Witten's contract yet - specifically how backloaded it is - Witten's numbers are significantly better than Graham's. He's been generally injury free and, not counting his rookie year, has had seasons of 66 and 87 catches. Not bad for a 3rd round pick.
Hopefully Graham's agent makes note of this, and forgets about the fact that Graham's a former 1st round draft choice when entering negotiations. Sure Graham's a great blocker - as good or better than most offensive linemen... but then again, one wouldn't want to go into a game with an offensive lineman lining up at TE.
Looking at Witten's contract, I'm thinking that Graham's value can't be more than $2 mil a season, with a $3 mil signing bonus if he's lucky.
At those numbers I think everyone would welcome him back.
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