Last offseason, Ezekiel Ansah was one of the top players headed for free agency until he was slapped with the franchise tag. This offseason, the 29-year-old has been sitting out there unsigned through two weeks of free agency. So, what gives?
His surgically repaired shoulder is what gives. Or, teams are worried it will. It has been a theory of mine the past couple weeks that we have heard nothing about Ansah or potential team interest because he is not quite fully ready to return. That doesn’t mean teams aren’t interested, it just means that their interest and therefore what they are offering in terms of a contract reflect their hesitance.