I would think if they don't offer him the original 10/$300 then Washington would be the logical place for him to accept a pillow contract with favorable opt-outs to build his market up. I don't know why something like a 3/$110 million contract with opt-outs doesn't suit both sides.
if he is not getting an enormous payday (i.e., $250+ guaranteed) at age 26 why would he get anything close to that at age 29. i would think he's going to try to maximize his guaranteed dollar amount this time around because he's equally as likely to decline in value over the next 3 years as he is to somehow increase his value