Chicago Bears Stay or Go: DeAndre Houston-Carson
Should the Chicago re-sign DeAndre Houston-Carson or let him walk in free agency?
As a sixth-round pick, making it four years in the NFL is more successful than your average sixth-round pick. Although DeAndre Houston-Carson did not see the field often on defense, he did make it through all four years of his rookie contract and became a known special teamer.
Now, he is set to be a free agent for the first time in his career. Should the Chicago Bears try to bring him back, or should they thank him for his time and move?
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Houston-Carson has progressed into a core special teamer. He wound up leading the team in special teams snaps last year, playing on five of the six units. The year before that he was third and the year before that sixth. He has consistently added more to his resume and is behind just Sherrick McManis and Nick Kwiatkowski as the team’s most valuable special teamers.
DHC is a sixth-round pick from a small school that has a limited number of defensive snaps. Some teams may appreciate his special teams value, but no team is going to offer life-changing money. If the Bears offer a cheap deal that keeps him from moving and staying with the team that bet on him, he may be willing to take it.
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He has played 75 defensive snaps in four years. His special teams value matters, but not more than what a minimum salary player would hold. The best part of Houston-Carson was getting this value on a rookie salary of a sixth-round pick. Who is to say that putting more on the plate of Duke Shelley or Stephen Denmark would not reap the same benefits at the preferred cost.
Do not overspend for special teams if you do not have to.