How much would it cost to get outside linebacker Bud Dupree under contract? The former first-round pick, who signed a $16.5 million-per-year deal in 2021, is a free agent after the Tennessee Titans released him last week. He was successful when he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But they don’t need a starter.
They have that already in T.J. Watt, the superstar and one of the top players in all of football, and Alex Highsmith, who broke out last season with 14.5 sacks. So there’s no question that any deal for Dupree would have to come at a backup’s price with a backup’s role.