A good portion of the $ 164.9 million the 49ers spent on the free agency went into two of football’s best blockers, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo ahead of NFC West’s aggressive pass rushers Rams Aaron Donald and JJ Arizona Cardinals Watts, Guard. An upright quarterback tends to have a positive effect on a team’s offensive.
Jacksonville Jaguars
By trading with expensive players like Jalen Ramey and Yannick Ngakoue over the past few seasons, the Jacksonville Jaguars stepped into the free agency with a variety of leeway available. They offered a total of $ 144 million worth of contracts. They mainly focused on defense after finishing 1:15 on the league’s second worst defense and contracting cornerback Shaquill Griffin on a three-year contract for $ 40 million, Safety Rayshawn Jenkins with a four-year contract for $ 35 million and a defensive end Roy Robertson-Harris had taken for three years and $ 23.4 million.
Offensively, the Jaguars rebuilding begins with the draft, where the team will most likely use the number 1 overall pick to pick Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. First-time NFL head coach Urban Meyer, who will be in control of the squad according to team owner Shahid Khan, is using the free agency to plug holes before the franchise’s new face arrives. But Meyer has already voiced his displeasure with some aspects of running an NFL team, calling the league’s period of legal manipulation “terrible”.
Cincinnati Bengals
A strong freelance talent market for defensive talent prompted the sad Bengals (4-11 in the 2020 season) to prioritize this side of the ball with freelance agent contracts totaling $ 122.75 million. The team also signed a one-year contract between Vikings and Riley Reiff and a $ 7.5 million deal. This was the first step in fixing a weak offensive line tasked with protecting Joe Burrow, who was responsible for the league’s ninth most sacked quarterback last season.
Tennessee Titans
So far, the Titans can only carry Derrick Henry’s legs. Despite a season in which running back led the league again in a rush, Tennessee was knocked out of the playoffs in the wildcard round. That off-season, General Manager Jon Robinson stepped up the rush to pass by adding former Steelers backline player Bud Dupree on a five-year contract for $ 82.5 million. Dupree had eight sacks for the Steelers in the 2020 season. The Titans pay him to contain opposing quarterbacks who could potentially burn them on the ground, as the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson did at key moments in this playoff loss to Baltimore.
Jets
Head coach Robert Saleh’s defensive background in the first year was revealed in the free hand when the Jets signed Carl Lawson’s defensive end for a three-year $ 45 million deal. It is the largest the Jets have contracted to date in the free agency and adds to the total $ 110.25 million in contracts.
The pairing of Lawson, whose speed helped him to 5.5 sacks with the Bengals last season, on the edge should complement the power of the third-year defensive lineman Quinnen Williams. The Jets are number 2 in the draft and a rumored landing spot for Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback. Your roster could contain important additions.
