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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
No, but there is no way Trouba is worth $56M over 8 years, at least not after his first 3 years anyways. If he takes a hard stance and doesn't sign for anything less, are teh Jets really going to sign him to that amount?
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But if I'm understanding the process correctly, they still have all the cards.
Apparently his agent has said his demands aren't correct, so maybe this debate is somewhat pointless, but anyway...
Both sides, according to the report, have agreed to leave negotiations until the end of the season. That to me shows how much power the Jets hold. They are happy to leave it and, worst case scenario, let it go to the draft.
If the talks get nowhere, they could trade his rights at the draft, or, if they don't like the return, they could let it get to the offer sheet stage. Say he gets offer sheeted to a $3.6m-$5.4m contract. Jets decline, get a 1st and a 3rd.
Or, for a higher deal, they get a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Thats if he even gets offer sheeted, because teams might not want to give up that amount of picks for him.
They still hold all the aces. You're right, he isn't worth that and the Jets won't pay him that. For what its worth, he'll more than likely lower his demands and sign something in the $4m-$6m IMO. Unless his heart is set on a move away from Winnipeg, which then makes things very interesting.