Theismann: Few options for free agent Ray Lewis

Have Ray Lewis' contract demands priced him off the free-agent market?

Former QB and Monday Night Football analyst Joe Theismann said Lewis, 33, may be demanding dollars that teams just aren't going to give him.
Theismann to the Carroll County Times:

"As a player of Ray's stature, you don't maintain a sense of reality. There are few places for him to go in the first place, economically. In Ray's situation, you look at some of the numbers that lesser known, less accomplished younger players are getting and you think, 'Why can't I get a piece of that?'

"In Ray's case, the reality is that there aren't a whole lot of options for him. The way you drive up the price is to have a lot of suitors for your talent. That's the only way to get that done is to negotiate with other teams. Truthfully, Ray Lewis has made more money than he can spend in his lifetime."

Lewis may be a 10-time Pro Bowler and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, but at his age he's not as sound an investment. Consider that the Jets signed his former teammate, ex-Ravens LB Bart Scott, who's five years younger.

(usatoday.com)