The latest pre-free agency buzz from Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com….
- There’s a “belief” that the Bengals will make Patriots cornerback Logan Ryan their No. 1 target in free agency. The durable Ryan just finished his fourth straight 16-game season, one in which he logged 13 starts, 92 tackles and two interceptions, and ranked as Pro Football Focus’ 16th-best corner (112 qualifiers). PFR’s Zach Links regards the 26-year-old as the 10th-best free agent in the upcoming class.
- After re-signing safety Eric Berry and guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to mega-deals this week, Chiefs general manager John Dorsey has told people at the combine that he won’t dip into free agency. If true, that could take the Chiefs out of the running to re-sign defensive tackle Dontari Poe.
- On the heels of his productive season of his career in 2016, Cowboys defensive lineman Terrell McClain is drawing significant interest – including from the Seahawks and Falcons – as free agency approaches. McClain, 28, put up personal-best totals in starts (15), tackles (39), sacks (2.5) and forced fumbles (two) last year.
- The Bills and restricted free agent running back Mike Gillislee are amid discussions regarding a long-term agreement. Even though he’s stuck behind LeSean McCoy in Buffalo, Gillislee would like to spend the rest of his career there, per Pauline. Gillislee has been quietly excellent with the Bills the past two seasons, having averaged 5.7 yards per carry and scored 11 touchdowns on 148 rushes.
Ryan would be a great pickup by Cincinnati also because we could then say goodbye to Dre Kirkpatrick
I agree. Kirkpatrick will certainly be too expensive for his skill set. I’ve watched tape of his play recently and all but maybe 1 or 2 of his career interceptions have been thrown right to him or have been on a end of game/end of half play. I don’t dislike him,..he has skills…but,he just will want top CBS money and Ryan will hopefully only want something around the 5 million per range with a bonus upfront. I may be wrong…but that’s my guess.