According to Dan Duggan, an NFL executive told him former Chargers and Panthers G Trai Turner is looking for $2-$3 million to sign with a team.
Duggan notes that probably is too much for the Giants, even though they could use some help at guard and GM Dave Gettleman drafted Turner in Carolina.
That salary would have been above the cutoff point for the compensatory pick formula, which could partially explain why Turner, a former Pro Bowler, is still available this late in the calendar.
Now that free agents signed don’t count against the formula, it will be interesting to see if Turner finds a team willing to meet his asking price.
The Chargers tried to trade Turner earlier this offseason but found no takers and ultimately released him.
Turner, 27 is a former third-round pick of the Panthers back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.79 million contract when he and the team agreed to a four-year, $45 million extension that included $20.5 million guaranteed.
The Panthers traded Turner to the Chargers in 2020 for LT Russell Okung. He stood to make a base salary of $8.5 million in 2021 when he was released.
In 2020, Turner appeared in nine games for the Chargers, making nine starts for them at guard. Pro Football Focus had him rated as the No. 79 guard out of 80 qualifying players.
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