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And in other interesting news, TE Ricky Maloney turns down our $4.5m/yr offer to sign with Houston ... kind of a recurring theme, as they seem to be actively poaching guys I am targeting (might be coincidence). He'll leave our affinity heaven and immediate be hated by his group leader there, but hell, he's going to make $5.2m per year, and that's a nice step up from the minsal deal he inked with us for the last two seasons.
Maloney was fine, and effective -- basically a bit over 8 ypt in two season as the top guy in a rotation. He's not much of a blocker, nor a special teamer, and my guess is we can replace most of those stats with a fill-in, either a draft pick or a free agent. We should be okay, two seasons helps for cohesion but it's not a nightmare to drop in a fresh face there. Last year's 5th round pick Erick Browne will have a shot at a top-3 TE role this year, and could earn more than his 44 targets from last season.
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