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Originally Posted by NFLeurope
In my opinion there is no way the vikings would even consider the possibility of cutting someone who is one year into a 5-6 year deal that included a 10.3 millioin dollar signing bonus.
That said...even if for some assanine reason he did get cut...my bet is the skins wouldnt even offer him anything close to the contract that he turned down last offseason. Now we have springs' contract, and rogers making early first round money. So we wouldnt be in a position to sign smoot to a big deal. We have other needs to fill in the offseason that rank ahead of corner.
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If Smoot is cut (and I think it may be a possibility, with the new ownership), he won't get anywhere near the deal he got in Minnesota, for several reasons:
- He was exposed this year as a good #2 CB, but not a #1.
- His involvement in the Love Boat scandal makes him a questionable character.
- He just got paid - and teams are reluctant to give a signing bonus to a guy who just "stole" one.
Whether it's fair to say Smoot got over on the Vikings, financially, he did. He isn't a factor in their defense right now, but he's being paid like one.