Johnathan Cyprien, safety, Jacksonville Jaguars
We’re pretty surprised that Jacksonville wasn’t able to lock up Cyprien long term before his rookie contract expired. The former second-round pick has improved in each of his first four NFL seasons. He’s also coming off a 2016 campaign that saw him record 126 tackles as an in-the-box strong safety.
Much like Jefferson before, there’s definitely going to be a solid market for Cyprien’s services. We’re looking at him getting $10-plus million on an annual basis.
With Barry Church set to become a free agent and unlikely to return to the mix, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Dallas Cowboys pay very close attention to Cyprien’s market. Sure the defending NFC East champs are not in the best of cap situations, but this is an area the team might target. The idea of teaming Cyprien up with cover safety Byron Jones just seems to make too much sense.
Prediction: Dallas Cowboys