Which Veterans Should Commanders Re-Sign? I BMitch & Finlay

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BMitch and JP debate which veteran players the Commanders should bring back next season. They both believe one defensive leader needs to return.

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00:00because I believe that leadership is key on a football team, right?

00:04And there are guys out there that may not be the guy

00:07he was 100 percent made when he was young, but he's older now.

00:10And he understands the mental aspects.

00:13He knows how to prepare.

00:15And that person can help the rest of your team get better.

00:18And to be honest with you, I can see giving a man Wagner

00:24deal with some money into the second year,

00:27because I think he is much more valuable of a person in your locker room

00:32and a leader of your team than he is just a player.

00:36Because all those dudes listen to him.

00:38Offense, defense, special team, hell, coaches.

00:43You and you find carries himself in a special you find a glue person

00:46of that caliber who still can play at such a high level.

00:51Yes, I see that.

00:54Chin, we already discussed.

00:57As I begin to look at other guys on the squad.

01:02I can't sign a one year, two year deal. One.

01:08I like that might be a two.

01:09I mean, I like I like Eckler.

01:12I think that injury concern, you know.

01:15I mean. As a veteran player, you learn how to

01:20adjust to your deal for Eckler.

01:22No guaranteed money.

01:23Yeah, yeah.

01:24So if you're Eckler and you're a veteran player with no guarantees on that.

01:29You're looking for to get something else.

01:32Considering the seriousness of the two concussions in a season.

01:38Would that impact you

01:40going into a year with no guaranteed money?

01:42He's only 30.

01:44But I mean, the players are always concerned about

01:47that make a different concussions or not.

01:50If you don't have no guarantee, that's a worry.

01:53You know, that's one more thing you worried about.

01:54Instead of going all out, you start thinking about who I don't have a guarantee.

01:58Now, that said, if you're Austin Eckler.

02:03Like, it's easy to say these things.

02:05But think about, oh, he might walk away, right?

02:08He ended up coming back this season when a lot of people didn't think he would.

02:13Playing this year, Austin Eckler stands to make three million dollars.

02:18And a five hundred ten thousand dollar roster bonus per game.

02:23Like what? What does that add up to help me with the matter?

02:26Five hundred and ten.

02:29Thousand dollars per game.

02:31Per game roster bonus is what it said.

02:34That's that's what he's making, though.

02:39Just telling you what the language says.

02:44See, maybe it's capped at a certain number.

02:46If it's five hundred and ten thousand dollars per game,

02:49he messes around and play eight games.

02:51You're talking about well over four million dollars right there.

02:53I get it. And I.

02:56I'm saying that we believe that that's one that.

03:00I don't know of a team we want to.

03:02I don't know if they really like how many games you played this year.

03:07Eleven ish. I'll pull it up.

03:08I don't know. So that's the extra.

03:13Twelve games this year.

03:14Well, that's six million dollars.

03:16It must cap at something. I don't know.

03:19So, I mean, that's that's one we have to look at to see exactly what it is,

03:24because that's hell.

03:26Believe me, they wouldn't know I have a concussion.

03:29Filing a $10 game.

03:33I had some roster bonuses that weren't I had some game,

03:36but they weren't that high, but hell, I didn't miss.

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