When Teams Over Spend for Free Agents

The big money signings that some teams regret.

When Teams Over Spend for Free Agents - The six-year, $114 million contract Ndamukong Suh inked with the Miami Dolphins last week immediately conjures thoughts of NFL teams over spending on free agents. It happens every year. Don't get us wrong, Suh is a dominant defensive tackle, but the size of that contract doesn't leave much room for error. Will Suh be worth it? We will find out. Click on to see when teams splurged, but didn't get the bang for their bucks.(Photos from left: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images, Adam Bettcher/Getty Images, Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

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When Teams Over Spend for Free Agents - The six-year, $114 million contract Ndamukong Suh inked with the Miami Dolphins last week immediately conjures thoughts of NFL teams over spending on free agents. It happens every year. Don't get us wrong, Suh is a dominant defensive tackle, but the size of that contract doesn't leave much room for error. Will Suh be worth it? We will find out. Click on to see when teams splurged, but didn't get the bang for their bucks.(Photos from left: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images, Adam Bettcher/Getty Images, Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Jay Cutler - The Chicago Bears didn't let Jay Cutler even hit the free agency market...but now maybe they wish they did. The seven-year, $126 million extension they signed Cutler to last January had disaster written all over it from the jump. The Bears' dismal 5-11 finish in 2014 didn't do much to help change that feeling, either. It was such over spending that the Bears are reportedly interested in moving Cutler after one season in the deal. Good luck with that. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Jay Cutler - The Chicago Bears didn't let Jay Cutler even hit the free agency market...but now maybe they wish they did. The seven-year, $126 million extension they signed Cutler to last January had disaster written all over it from the jump. The Bears' dismal 5-11 finish in 2014 didn't do much to help change that feeling, either. It was such over spending that the Bears are reportedly interested in moving Cutler after one season in the deal. Good luck with that. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Albert Haynesworth - Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is the poster player for a free agent signings gone wrong. The Washington Redskins signed him to a seven-year, $100 million deal in February 2009, but Haynesworth only wound up playing two seasons with the team after exhibiting conduct that was deemed detrimental to the organization.(Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images) 

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Albert Haynesworth - Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is the poster player for a free agent signings gone wrong. The Washington Redskins signed him to a seven-year, $100 million deal in February 2009, but Haynesworth only wound up playing two seasons with the team after exhibiting conduct that was deemed detrimental to the organization.(Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images) 

Mike Wallace - Mike Wallace joined the Miami Dolphins on a five-year, $60 million contract back in 2013, but he has yet to crack 1,000 receiving yards in two seasons with the franchise. Now Wallace is en route to Minnesota, via trade for late round picks, where he will be looking to stop the downward trend in his career.(Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Mike Wallace - Mike Wallace joined the Miami Dolphins on a five-year, $60 million contract back in 2013, but he has yet to crack 1,000 receiving yards in two seasons with the franchise. Now Wallace is en route to Minnesota, via trade for late round picks, where he will be looking to stop the downward trend in his career.(Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

David Boston - David Boston was as physically imposing a wide receiver in the NFL, when he signed a seven-year, $47 million deal with the San Diego Chargers in 2003. But Boston never lived up to the deal. Although he had 880 receiving yards and seven TDs that first season, run-ins with the Bolts' coaching staff caused the team to trade him and the wheels fell off his career shortly after that. Boston would only play one more season in the NFL.(Photo: Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

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David Boston - David Boston was as physically imposing a wide receiver in the NFL, when he signed a seven-year, $47 million deal with the San Diego Chargers in 2003. But Boston never lived up to the deal. Although he had 880 receiving yards and seven TDs that first season, run-ins with the Bolts' coaching staff caused the team to trade him and the wheels fell off his career shortly after that. Boston would only play one more season in the NFL.(Photo: Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

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Deion Sanders - Deion Sanders was 33 when he signed a seven-year, $56 million deal with the Washington Redskins in 2000. As great of a player as he was, his best days were behind him and that amount of money over that amount of time was frankly absurd. Sanders played that one season in Washington and wound up playing with the Baltimore Ravens from 2004-05 and that was it for his NFL career.(Photo: MARIO TAMA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Deion Sanders - Deion Sanders was 33 when he signed a seven-year, $56 million deal with the Washington Redskins in 2000. As great of a player as he was, his best days were behind him and that amount of money over that amount of time was frankly absurd. Sanders played that one season in Washington and wound up playing with the Baltimore Ravens from 2004-05 and that was it for his NFL career.(Photo: MARIO TAMA/AFP/Getty Images)

Larry Brown - Larry Brown earned his five-year, $12.5 million deal with the Oakland Raiders in 1996 following his Super Bowl XXX MVP performance with the Dallas Cowboys in 1995. Now, $12.5 million doesn't sound like much in the sports world, but the contract proved to be costly for Oakland. Brown only played 12 games over two seasons at defensive back for the Raiders. From Super Bowl stud to free agent dud.(Photo: Mike Powell/Getty Images)  

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Larry Brown - Larry Brown earned his five-year, $12.5 million deal with the Oakland Raiders in 1996 following his Super Bowl XXX MVP performance with the Dallas Cowboys in 1995. Now, $12.5 million doesn't sound like much in the sports world, but the contract proved to be costly for Oakland. Brown only played 12 games over two seasons at defensive back for the Raiders. From Super Bowl stud to free agent dud.(Photo: Mike Powell/Getty Images)  

Jevon Kearse - Jevon Kearse earned the nickname "The Freak" and lived up to it during his first two years of the eight-year, $66 million free-agent deal he inked with the Philadelphia Eagles back in 2004. Sadly, a severe knee injury, took his career on a downward spiral, Philly eventually cut him in 2008.(Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Jevon Kearse - Jevon Kearse earned the nickname "The Freak" and lived up to it during his first two years of the eight-year, $66 million free-agent deal he inked with the Philadelphia Eagles back in 2004. Sadly, a severe knee injury, took his career on a downward spiral, Philly eventually cut him in 2008.(Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Nnamdi Asomugha - Nnamdi Asomugha's five-year, $60 million deal — with $25 million guaranteed — with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011 was a great free agent deal...for him. The celebrated cornerback just didn't live up to the deal's potential and was released after just two seasons. He did, however, fare better as a free agent in the relationship department, marrying actress Kerry Washington in 2013.(Photo: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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Nnamdi Asomugha - Nnamdi Asomugha's five-year, $60 million deal — with $25 million guaranteed — with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011 was a great free agent deal...for him. The celebrated cornerback just didn't live up to the deal's potential and was released after just two seasons. He did, however, fare better as a free agent in the relationship department, marrying actress Kerry Washington in 2013.(Photo: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Elvis Grbac - Elvis Grbac's five-year, $30 million free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 was quite simply one of the worst free agent signings that the NFL franchise ever inked. Why? Well because the quarterback threw more interceptions than touchdowns that season and never played in the league again.(Photo: Brian Bahr/Allsport/Getty Images)

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Elvis Grbac - Elvis Grbac's five-year, $30 million free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 was quite simply one of the worst free agent signings that the NFL franchise ever inked. Why? Well because the quarterback threw more interceptions than touchdowns that season and never played in the league again.(Photo: Brian Bahr/Allsport/Getty Images)