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A player of Jones’ quality seldom becomes unrestricted free agent, and when the two sides hammered out a revised contract this past summer, Kansas City did not forfeit the opportunity to franchise tag him a second time. Jones’ asking price would be more than $33 million, which would help him take a look at the open market for the first time in his professional life.
Jones is among the greatest interior pass rushers in the history of the game, not just the best one currently. He can also line up as a five-technique outside of tackles, bend around the edge, and get home.
Cousins had another successful season cut short by an untimely ruptured Achilles tendon, and it appeared like he would have plenty of suitors come free agency time, just as in 2018. Cousins has been throwing as accurately as ever in recent seasons and still possesses the necessary arm strength to throw to all parts of the field.
In addition to recording career highs in sacks (19) and quarterback pressures (90), Allen had an outstanding 2023 season that included one of the top pass-rush win rates in the league (20.5%).
After recording his second consecutive 1,000-yard season in 2022 with a receiving grade above 75.0, Higgins was plagued by injuries for nearly the whole 2023 season. Going into this season, a franchise tag already seemed expected, and given the lack of new information that could influence the talks in any way, that seems to be the case. After a dismal season, the field-stretching, jump-ball receiver should have the opportunity to recover in 2024 with the Bengals as a whole.
