LaFell still has another year on his deal and he’s pretty affordable so I think he’ll stick. Amendola could be extended to spread his cap hit out a bit. I think he’s worth it, but he won’t stick at his current projected salary of $5 million for 2016. By comparison LaFell is due to make $2.4 million next year.
My only reservation is Amendola will be 31 next year. He’s likely got two more years max that they’ll want to pay him, maybe even just one depending on how healthy he stays. So maybe they tack on another year, push out a lot of the cap hit and figure he gets cut after 2016.
Let’s face it, slot receiver take a pounding and break down quickly as we saw with Welker. So while he’s an important piece who has made some huge plays for us, he’s not going to last forever.
