The Facts: Shorts has accepted a pay cut with his base salary having been reduced to a nonguaranteed $1.2 million from an originally scheduled nonguaranteed $2.75 million, according to NFL Players Association records. Although it's a $1.55 million salary reduction, Shorts can make up to $1.95 million this season.
Diehards Line:This new financial arrangement provides Shorts with job security. His new salary-cap figure is $2.371 million, down from $3.421 million. While Shorts will face competition for playing time from wide receivers Jaelen Strong, Will Fuller and Braxton Miller, the former Jaguars starter figures to have a solid role in the fall. Shorts caught 42 passes for 484 yards and two touchdowns last season. However, hamstring issues and a dislocated shoulder limited him to 11 games and four starts. He caught 22 passes in the first four games before missing four games.