This article seems way off base to me.
Akers will be a RFA next year, and I suspect the Rams will place that second round tender on him. This year that tender is $4.304 million [
www.profootballnetwork.com] and it'll probably be a little higher next year.
Let's say for the sake of argument Akers gets 1,300 yards and 12 TDs. Is that worth more than a 1-year, $4.4M deal? The market will answer that question. Even if the Rams don't want to pony up you'd think one of the other 31 teams would offer him a multi-year deal if he's actually worth it.
And if he doesn't get that multi-year deal he's looking for what's the point in holding out? He could sit out the 2024 season if he wants to, but then he'd be a RFA again in 2025 and be a year older with a year's rust to knock off. What kind of leverage is that?
Akers' situation is entirely different than what Jacobs and Barkley are going thru. They have been franchise tagged and can only negotiate with one team. Akers will be able to negotiate with all 32 teams. If no one offers him a multi-year deal what makes anyone think that holding out will force the Rams to do so?
AlbaNY_Ram
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/03/2023 09:47AM by AlbaNY_Ram.
