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These are the NFL’s 10 worst current contracts

By Mike Phillips

Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 15: Taylor Lewan #77 of the Tennessee Titans warms up before a game against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans defeated the Titans 24-21. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 15: Taylor Lewan #77 of the Tennessee Titans warms up before a game against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans defeated the Titans 24-21. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

4. NFL’s worst contracts: LT Taylor Lewan (5 years, $80 million with $50 million guaranteed)

Let’s complete our trio of overpaid offensive tackles with Lewan, who inked this extension with the Tennessee Titans in 2018. Lewan played well enough to earn this deal but hasn’t lived up to the big payday since.

Injuries have hampered Lewan for the past few years and he also missed four games in 2019 due to a PED suspension. Lewan has also been struggling with penalties as well, seeing his play slip a bit after peaking prior to the extension.

The big money that the Titans paid Lewan played a part in their decision to let Jack Conklin go in free agency for a reasonable price to the Cleveland Browns. Conklin was the best lineman on the market but the Titans couldn’t afford to pay him while also taking care of Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry.

Lewan does have a ton of guaranteed money to go and Tennessee doesn’t have a reasonable out until 2022 when he can be cut with only a shade over $2 million in dead money. The Titans have to hope that Lewan can rebound to justify his contract as the deal advances.

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