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Mid-season free-agent busts: Mario Williams, Pierre Garcon headline the list | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports Canada

Pierre Garcon and Josh Morgan, wide receivers, Washington Redskins: In terms of APY (Average Per Year), the $8.5 million average on Garcon's five-year, $42.5 million contract with the Redskins ranks sixth among unrestricted free agent contracts that were signed in 2012. Garcon's deal was a questionable contract to begin with, because even with a healthy Peyton Manning in Indianapolis, he wasn't posting receiving numbers that warranted an $8.5 million per year contract that included over $13 million in cash this season. Garcon's tenure in D.C. started well, catching four passes for 109 yards and a 88-yard touchdown from No. 2 overall pick Robert Griffin. A foot injury in that game, however, has limited Garcon to just four receptions for 44 yards in two games since the opener and he may not return at all this season. Garcon's $5.6 million base salary in 2013 is currently guaranteed for injury only, but becomes fully guaranteed on the third day of the 2013 league year (March).

As for Morgan, he signed a two-year, $11.5 million contract that contained $7.3 million in guaranteed money. While he leads the Redskins in receptions (29), he is averaging less than 11 yards per reception, has yet to find the end zone and ranks 63rd in Football Outsiders' receiving DYAR (Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement) metric.