Everson Griffin gets 5 years 42.5 million

[El Chingon]

What does this mean for Greg Hardy?

[therealmjl]

Is it bad that I had to look up this person to find out WTF he is?

[TylerDurden]

Wow... wtf is going on??? What it means for Hardy is that he is going to make some serious dough. When bums like Griffen, playing on a mediocre defense, and borderline #2 CBs like Shields are getting bank like this, the market is getting blown to pieces.

[Snake]

Cap must be higher than expected.

[El Chingon]

I have a feeling we won't reach a long term deal with Hardy and will have to carry his 13 million cap number.

[Gin and Juice]

I have a feeling we won't reach a long term deal with Hardy and will have to carry his 13 million cap number.

We will not carry that number! If teams will pay that much then they will give up ample draft picks! Carrying that number is the opposite of what Gman is trying to accomplish

[TheNewStandard]

You should be thinking 13 mil is a steal then, that's what you should be thinking.

[CelticCat]

Guess they have a lot of faith he can replace Allen.

[Gin and Juice]

Besides, Griffen is pretty serviceable and with Allen departing, they needed to lock up at least one of their DEs. He will most likely be making 5-6 mil this year. Far cry from 13.

[Judo Thoreau]

17.5 career sacks over 4 seasons. That's almost 2.5 mil per sack. Nice gig if you can get it.

[CelticCat]

Micheal Johnsons contract will be one to watch.

[top dawg]

Is it bad that I had to look up this person to find out WTF he is?

 

per CBS Sports:

 

As ESPN.com wrote last month, "For many who were expecting a breakout year from the 6-foot-3 end [in 2013], his season qualified as a disappointment. He had dropped down to 266 pounds before the season, with an eye toward gaining some quickness as a pass-rusher, but was too often washed out of plays at the beginning of the season. Griffen showed flashes of the dynamic, versatile pass-rusher he can be, but never really turned into the force the Vikings were hoping he would be in 2013. That might still be coming." 

[JJman]

If we plan on trading Hardy this could be good for us. If teams are willing to pay that much for this dude imagine what Hardy is worth.

[Gin and Juice]

You should be thinking 13 mil is a steal then, that's what you should be thinking.

Truthfully, 13 is fine for Hardy! It's the 17 for CJ that makes one go ouch! Realistically, CJ should be about 9mil and Hardy about 10.5mil