Elam is a pretty marginal safety, but he’s definitely an upgrade over Alan Ball, arguably the worst starting safety in the league last year. The market for players has collapsed lately and players are being signed for cheap and given that even 2.5 million over 1 year for Elam seems like a lot. Gerald Sensabaugh is their other safety and he just got 2.5 million. He’s much better than Elam.

Grade: B