Last week, free agent cornerback Logan Ryan bid farewell to the Titans. But, before that, he says they rejected his pitch: A new one-year pact to match last year’s salary of $9.5MM.
“I was willing to come back and work with the team on a one-year deal to earn the right for an extension or to go back to free agency next year,” Ryan told the McCourty twins on their podcast (transcript via ESPN.com). “I just wanted my salary that I made last year. You play well in a contract year, you’re going to get paid. I wanted to keep that thing going, but they weren’t really interested in that.”
“It’s just a business. Tennessee really never offered me a contract. They never really talked extension or free agency. They never really tried to bring me back.”
Meanwhile, Ryan is waiting for business to pick up. The 29-year-old started all 16 games for the Titans last year as their top slot man and helped them reach the AFC title game. He also set new career watermarks in tackles (113), passes defended (18), sacks (4.5), and forced fumbles (four).
However, his market has been slow to develop, and his price tag probably has something to do with it. Teams, he says, are “taking their time.” Ryan says he’s received multi-year offers from teams, though he’s still waiting for the right fit.
The Jets and Giants still have needs at cornerback and would make some sense for Ryan. The Titans, meanwhile, are going in a different direction – they selected LSU product Kristian Fulton in the second round and even gave him No. 26, Ryan’s old number.
“I just wanted my salary that I made last year. You play well in a contract year, you’re going to get paid. I wanted to keep that thing going,”
Your worth is what the market bares. Evidently the market has decided your not worth that salary. Keep in mind…. the world needs ditch diggers too. Maybe a career change is in your future.
Lol, career change?
One hallmark of really sound philosophy is when you quote the villain of a movie unironically.
Judge Smails was a villain?
Depends which side of the Bushwood philosophical argument you preside over.
Before electricity or after???
Caddyshack references are an automatic thumbs up!
please please please come to the Seahawks
Head case not going to get paid. That is why the offers you thought would come went dark.
Your obviously not going to get the deal you want money wise.
So look at where to want to plan, who you want to play with, where you think you can upriver your worth, where you can be successful.
He could take less money and play for the Chiefs, Niners, Saints, Cowboys, Seahawks for a year and try to make a difference on a playoff team.
You play decent all year and them play your butt off in the playoffs your going to have value in FA.
I don’t remember much about the niners defence last year other than the fact they were really really good and lots of big names but after the super bowl all everyone remembered was Richard Sherman is old and hot absolutely done by Watkins. Watkins boosted his value that okay and Sherman’s went downhill really quick.
Try hit FA again next year after having a really solid year on a good team
“Try hit FA again next year after having a really solid year on a good team?”
This is literally the exact thing he just did. He is going to get paid. He’s already had multi-year offers. Maybe he won’t get $9.5M per. How many years does it take for a ditchdigger to earn $7M?
So – still waiting? Like Clowney – still waiting? Like Cam – still waiting? Having an inflated view of one’s self leads to – waiting.
Logan had his worst season in his contract year when the team was still able to go to the AFCCG. Smart move by the Titans org. Get equal to better production at far less cost while saving cap space.