Key players in their contract year

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Originally Posted by sherck

There are a couple more that need addressed:

2026 Unrestricted Free Agents - Folks who start or give quality minutes - listed by length of NFL service:

TE Mo Allie-Cox - 9 years
RT Braden Smith - 8 years
CB Xavien Howard - 8 years
DE Samson Ebukam - 8 years
QB Daniel Jones - 6 years
OC Danny Pinter - 6 years
DE Kwity Paye - 5 years
WR Alec Pierce - 4 years
FS Rodney Thomas - 4 years
FS Nick Cross - 4 years

Others:

LB Jacob Phillips
LB Joe Bachie
RB Salvon Ahmed
DT Neville Gallimore
TE Andrew Ogletree
DL Eric Johnson
LB Cameron McGrone
LB Chad Muma

We currently have about $75m in free cap space for 2026 and would save an additional $10.8m if Anthony Richardson is not on the 2026 roster.

I think they move on from both Smith and Paye after this season. I realize Paye was under contract for this season but I’d rather have kept Dayo and released Paye.