Tyler's next season will be his fourth on his four-year deal. He is currently taking up 1.55% of our cap. His original deal is 4 years/$13.389,123. He doesn't become an UFA until 2027.
Tyler is a top O-lineman in the league, and by far our best player on the O-line. Heck, he's one of our best players period. I really hope the Jones Boys can get an extension done this year. The last thing we need is for our front office to somehow screw up and let his next contract signing drag out the way we have become accustomed to seeing with our best players. If we go the franchise route, the projected 2025 franchise tag number for a lineman is estimated to be $23,049,000 (no exact figure can be had until the 2025 cap is finalized) which comes out to be 8.3% of the total cap.
For comparison, Landon Dickerson signed a 4-year/$84 million extension. By age 31 he begins four void years (the first one being a UFA year), but many OG's are still quite good into their mid-30's, the years covering his void years. If Dickerson keeps his current level of play, Roseman probably just resigns him, and for now has it set up so Dickerson doesn't exceed 5.36% of the total cap in his highest paid year.
Will our front office masterminds figure out how to keep our best o-lineman without having to go through another round of dragged-out contract negotiations?