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Post by nephillymike on May 26, 2019 15:32:38 GMT -5
The cash he will earn in his current deal for this year places Jenkins 13 th among safeties.
I took a closer look to see how his cash compensation compared over t,he period 2016-2019 among the 13 top paid safeties this year.
Here are the total cash earned over that period with AP and PB listed next to them from 2016-2018. Alternates excluded
Berry 54.3. 1st All Pro '16, 1st Team PB '16 b/c of injury, career in jeopardy. McCourty 47.5 2nd All Pro '16, 2nd team PB '16 Thomas 47.0 2nd All Pro '17, 2nd team PB '17 Matthieu 44.5 R. Jones 41.0 1st team PB '17 H. Smith 37.5 2nd team PB '16, 1st All Pro '17, 2nd All Pro '18, 2nd PB '18 M. Jenkins 33.0 1st team PB '17 Gibson 27.7 Joyner 25.5 Collins 19.1 1st team PB 2016,2017,2018. 1st All Pro '16 Reid 18.3 Amos 17.1 Randall 17.1
other awarded safeties not on top 13 paid safeties in 2019: Ha Ha Clinton Dix - 2nd team PB in '16 Weddle - 2nd team PB in 2016,2017,2018 Stewart - 2nd team PB in '16 Bayard - 1st All Pro '17 Hyde - 2nd All Pro '17 Jackson - 1st PB'18 D. James - 1st All Pro '18 Adams - 2nd All Pro '18
Is he under paid?
He he should be under the top Three and Smith, above Mathieu about the same as Jones, but below Collins. We don't need to do anything, but maybe you add 5 mill to his current deal and years with move of some salary to signing bonus with a little injury protection for ourselves. if he doesn't like that, tough. He's got a good deal.
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Post by hankey on May 26, 2019 16:17:18 GMT -5
If anything, he might be upset at how close to his salary Rodney McLeod is making - I can't blame him for that.
Frankly, I don't think he's valuable enough to warrant off-season holdout drama. Offer him some nice incentives for the season - if he wants more, fuck him. He isn't Brian Dawkins.
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Post by rumply on May 26, 2019 18:07:41 GMT -5
Well there would have been a gaping hole in the secondary had he gone down with injury last season. The guy never gets hurt so his ability to stay on the field should entitle him to earn a bit extra, don't see an issue with that.
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Post by eyrie on May 27, 2019 13:55:44 GMT -5
Jenkins will be 31 for this season and 32 for next season, which is the last one on his current deal.
From a purely financial point of view the answer is a clear no, but given Jenkins' play on the field and character off it I'd be fine with adding one year to the existing deal and giving him some money up front.
That sends a signal to players that we look after them.
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Post by pila on Jun 4, 2019 10:42:14 GMT -5
The guy's rare durability & versatility deserves consideration. When the entire secondary was gobbled up the injury cyclone, the guy filled in everywhere. This is a special player - he deserves to be compensated for the kind of reliable flexible production and leadership he's offered the team. His value is taken for granted.
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