BroncoTalk Offseason Award – Worst Free Agent Signing

The BroncoTalk Offseason Awards continue! Today I discuss the worst Free Agent signing – not a trade, so no Matt Schaub or Randy Moss consideratons here. Just free agents. So how do you determine what makes a “bad” free agent signing? Was the signing for a position of real need for the team who signed? Was there great value? Was the market for that position reflective of the total amount of the contract?

The biggest loser of free agency was hard to determine. Ultimately, bang for the buck was the determining factor. And here we go…

The BOA for Worst Free Agent Signing goes to…

The San Francisco 49ers for Signing Nate Clements [for $10 mil per year]

HONORABLE MENTION:

The Kansas City Chiefs for signing Damon Huard and causing months of QB controversy in KC.

When I first heard the terms of the contract that the San Francisco 49ers gave cornerback Nate Clements, I had to rewind my Sirius and make sure I heard eighty instead of eighteen. As you can see from the stat table above, Clements has averaged 3-4 picks per year with a one-year high of 6 interceptions a few years back. Like our own Champ Bailey, he does have a knack for tallying up the tackles, and he is one of the better corners in the league.

But the biggest contract for a cornerback in history? Are you kidding me? In two years, when Champ is virtually impossible to resign, all of Denver can thank San Francisco for making his market in the $100 million echelon. Thanks SF.