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49ers sign LB Kwon Alexander (4 years, $54 million; $27 million guaranteed): D- Grade
Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Luke Kuechly, Ryan Shazier, Bobby Wagner... none of these elite linebackers ever earned a contract as large as this one. In fact, no off-line of scrimmage linebacker ever has. Kwon Alexander has officially become the richest non-pass-rushing linebacker in NFL history.
I wish I could show you the face I had when I saw the numbers on this contract. I can't even appropriately describe it. The disbelief I had would be akin to a situation where my dog walks into my office, stands on his two legs, and says to me in English, "I'm having an affair with the cat from four houses over." That's the feeling I had when I saw this deal.
I don't understand why Alexander would warrant this much money. He's a decent player when healthy, though he misses too many tackles for my liking. Even worse, he's been injured so frequently of late. He played just six games last year because of a torn ACL, and he missed a quarter of the 2017 campaign because of balky hamstrings. Paying Alexander this sort of money tells me the 49ers believe he can be both fully available and prolific in 2019, and I'm not sure he can be either.
I considered giving this an "F" grade, but here's a counterpoint: Alexander has talent, and he'll turn only 25 in August. He has plenty of potential and could make great strides in his game. Thus, there's a chance the 49ers won't regret this signing, though I still think there's a good chance they will.
Read more: 2018 NFL Free Agent Grades: WalterFootball.com
Read more at 2018 NFL Free Agent Grades: WalterFootball.com
Time for Summer School. A D- ain't going to fly Johnny boy