Report: Money behind lack of interest in Leon Hall
Report: Money behind lack of interest in Leon Hall
Cornerback Leon Hall is still looking for a team for next season, and according to a report out Monday, money could be a factor in why he hasn't yet found that team.
Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that the former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback is looking for one last good contract but so far, teams haven't been eager to give it to him.
"Hall, who has been making an average of $9.75 million the past four seasons under a deal that paid him $39 million," Salguero wrote. "And because Hall is 31 years old, he recognizes this could be his final contract in the NFL. And so he does not want to take a big pay cut from his last contract. Indeed, he wants to maximize what might be his final contract.
"Teams, on the other hand, are mostly bargain shopping now. They didn't consider Hall worth a big offer early in free agency, so he kind of priced himself out of that market. And now the deals that are out there might be for 50-60 percent less than what Hall has been making the past four years."
Salguero thinks that Hall's asking price will eventually have to come down and that the interest will rise when it does.
"So far the Arizona Cardinals are the only team Hall has visited as a free agent," Salguero writes. "My guess is when his price comes down, the interest from teams, including the Miami Dolphins, will pick up."
Hall, who spent the first nine seasons of his NFL career in Cincinnati, might not be the player he once was as injuries and years have added up, but he still has some gas in the tank and will certainly find a place this season. The question is where, and for how much.
