Joey Porter Jr contract negotiations

He hasn’t proven to be a top 5

So if he wants top 5 money then bingo there is the problem

 

I’m not worried, they are gonna pay him.

He’ll be in uniform week 1.

 

He will be in uniform; extension or otherwise. Burden of proof is on Peezy Jr to prove he is worth the contract. Now, do I still want him extended?! Absolutely. That hasn't changed and I hope it does.


That said, hope must be paired with clarity. Peezy Jr has not clearly demonstrated he is worth Top 5 Cornerback Money. Now, he will have Top 5 Corner moments but those need to translate to games.

 

Exactly

Yet there are random calls to pay the man

 

He gains nothing if he doesn't play, so yes... he will be in uniform. To be fair, Porter has a huge opportunity to make himself a ton of cash this year. If he has a 3-4 pick year and plays similarly to last year, he could come out of it with the highest CB salary in the league. I still would prefer we pay him, but he doesn't have to take less than he wants. I think if 28 million was enough to sign him, it would be done already. Instead, he is going to have to prove it. If he does, then I could easily see a 34-35 million/yr contract for him after the season, here or otherwise.

 

Approximately what would the tag value be for him next year

 

Roughly 24 million. Pretty fair deal I’d say

 

So he really has no leverage at all

 

I believe a big part of him not signing promptly on his rookie contract was him wanting more guaranteed

That didn’t work with Omar

Perhaps this is the circumstance now

 

Well, its short of $22m now... I would imagine its closer to $25ish next season (or slightly more) with some higher contracts coming in. We'd have to be pretty certain that we are okay letting Porter walk if we tag him though. It won't be well received (especially if he plays well). If he has a strong season, I'd have no problem just paying him out. We will be letting Heyward and Ramsey go (and likely one of Highsmith or Watt). We'd be able to afford it assuming we are going the rookie salary starting QB route.

 

He might be in uniform in week 1, but I'm not sure they're going to sign him to a new deal before the season starts.

 

I believe they could tag him a second time for 20% more or something like that

They could keep him for 3 years

 

You know me, I am still waiting for Porter to put on a helmet and start practicing again before talking about a second tag!


Having never taken a single team snap in practice in this new defense Porter is going to be miles behind where he needs to be come opening day.