Safeties have had a hard time cashing out in free agency this spring, and Tyrann Mathieu explained why on Tuesday.
Responding to a tweet that theorized his one-year, $7 million deal with the Houston Texans drove the safety market down, Mathieu noted teams are no longer willing to shell out big bucks for players at his position:
Tyrann MathieuNo not at all. Teams think they can replace safeties because of the "systems" they run. Teams want pass rushers and Top Flight corners. The Safety position is becoming a devalued position. So safeties have to literally play lights out , to even be valued.