Should NFL Teams Consider Steep Price of Justin Houston Trade?

March 4, 2015   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Kansas City Chiefs gave outside linebacker Justin Houston the non-exclusive version of the franchise tag Monday, which means other teams are free to negotiate a contract with him if they are willing to turn over two first-round picks. It would be a stunning move, but teams make them every year around this time.
Of course, the Chiefs could take less to move Houston if they don’t believe they can come to an agreement and—as Pro Football Talk reported—he would really wait until Week 10 to sign the tender. They don’t have much motive to do that, but it would be a better option than six games of Houston before he hits free agency in 2016.
Unlike the Chiefs, there are teams that have to spend upwards of $100 million over the next two years on player contracts. Not just phony cap dollars, but they actually have to cut checks for that amount to get to the 89 percent floor mandated in the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. Overpaying Houston wouldn&rsqu...

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