The Last of Bud Dupree

There won't be enough cap room to sign Bud. JuJu has a better chance at a 2nd contract. Watt will get paid.

 

Bud could possibly come back on a 1 year prove it deal, but with the cash strapped Steelers not sure this can happen. Plus you might not get him back till mid season-on.

 

If Highsmith comes out on fire, im sure Bud will be forgotten prty fast around here ,

 

"If" is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

This is a good opportunity for Highsmith. Pass protection has been a huge weakness for Washington, which is sure to focus on Watt, Heyward, and Tuitt. The opportunities will be there.

 

I should qualify my statement. Taking the 5th year option is not something I usually think is something players look down on, a lot of times that is the year a long term deal is worked out. Understand that there are many FA's pending in 2021 and a deflated CAP will certainly be a challenge. I do think they will get an extension worked out with Ben (read somewhere that a deal could actually lower that hit to around 8 mill...IDK just something I read). So i do not think all is doom and gloom..But have to believe TJ's number is only going to go up.

 

There are a huge variety of outcomes for Bud here. For one thing- he's going to have to pass a physical before anyone signs him, right? And that will depend on how his rehab is coming along.

The only thing I feel confident in predicting is that he won't be signed early in FA, but who knows what will be happening then?

 

I would love for Bud Dupree to be back next year, but I do believe as late as his ACL injury was, he may have a hard time getting the big contract from anyone else. Either he stays with the Steelers under a sizeable one year contract, or he may be a free agent a few weeks into the season until he can prove he is rehabbed. His big contract year will now be 2022.