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Originally Posted by 1965southpaw
I hope we can retain Melvin as well but I heard a John Clayton interview a couple of weeks ago suggesting that CB1 contracts are in the $15 range and he thinks Ballard will be targeting $8-9 for Melvin which is more like CB2 dollars so I guess it will depend on whether his perception of himself is CB1 or 2 and whether another team sees him more as a CB1.......I don't think anyone will pay him that (or I hope they wont) and we can keep him.
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Listened to Holder and Keefer's podcast yesterday. They said the hold-up is that Melvin wants CB1 money and Ballard isn't willing to offer that. Thus, Ballard wants Melvin to test the UFA waters, get a dose of reality, and hopefully they can agree on a reasonable CB2 deal.