No. 3: 49ers Feel Tre Boston Would Ask Too Much
So, about that one-year “prove it” deal…
It’s possible, perhaps even likely, Tre Boston feels as if he doesn’t need to settle for one of those low-cost deals a few teams would probably be willing to offer him.
At least he stated such on SiriusXM NFL Radio, recently:
Safety @TreBos10 takes us thru being a free agent and compares his worth to the other top paid safeties...
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) May 30, 2019
"I've led my past two teams in interceptions...who doesn't want a guy like that? It's all about trying to get them [teams] to stop playing games." pic.twitter.com/GhVGuPV0aN
"I know I’m worth every dollar [safeties Lamarcus Joyner and Adrian Amos] are getting paid. The stats say it, you can’t say it’s not. But for me, it’s about being at peace with where I’m at. Even though the stats say I might be there, if they’re not paying me that, then I will wait until it comes a time where I need to sign and they feel comfortable that I’m worth that."
Boston’s bouncing around the league a bit since his first three seasons with the Carolina Panthers could certainly cause some frustrations, and it’s warranted for him to want some long-term stability.
Even if it means staying on the NFL free agency market a bit longer than he’d otherwise prefer.
Maybe this is something the 49ers were aware of, or at least anticipated. And with general manager John Lynch possibly not wanting to commit to a player like Boston for the long term, it would make some sense for both parties not to come to any sort of agreement.