Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union instantly likened Christian Kirksey’s new four-year deal to Telvin Smith’s potential new deal when it was announced on May 30, 2017.
Kirksey’s four-year extension is worth $38 million. That’s not a small amount of money and it’s probably reflective of his value both as a player and to the Cleveland Browns as an organization. In this writer’s opinion, Smith should be worth more.
After just three seasons, Smith has proven that he will be the future of the Jacksonville Jaguars as a franchise. With Paul Posluszny moving to strongside linebacker, Calais Campbell coming in to stabilize the defensive line, Myles Jack assuming the middle linebacker role, and Jalen Ramsey clearly leading the secondary, it may be easy to overlook Smith.