One agent laid out his belief the Bengals would need to get a loan to make the money work, as guaranteed dollars must go into escrow at the time of signing. The prevailing thought was $55 million annually, perhaps fully-guaranteed based off the Deshaun Watson contract with the Cleveland Browns. Last month, I wrote a column detailing what some prominent agents and ex-front office executives believed Joe Burrow could get on his upcoming extension - which he’s eligible for after this season. If the Bengals won’t pay a home-grown team captain who plays a relatively inexpensive position, why would they pay almost anybody else? Inside the locker room, players would be forgiven if they’re questioning what their personal future has in store. Any offer less than that is a non-starter. In this case, Bates would get $28.5 million across those destinations this year and next. Typically, a tagged player and his team start negotiations centered around what two tags would guarantee. Instead, the Bengals gave an insulting offer. We’re hoping that everything works out in his favor.” We weren’t very good for three years while he was here. Jessie’s exactly the kind of player that I think you want to reward for the work that he’s done for the last four years through the ups and the downs. He’s been a guy that has kind of built what we’re doing here. You can put a price tag on what he does on the field, but I don’t think you can on what he does in the locker room. The real headline is how the Bengals, long seen as cheap, have only furthered that notion and in the process, could derail what is a very promising team.ĭuring OTAs in June, star quarterback Joe Burrow talked about Bates and what he believes both his value is, and what he wanted to see. While the focus will be on when Bates decides to report, that’s missing the bigger story. Come the playoffs, Cincinnati was less than two minutes from winning Super Bowl LVI despite the Bengals not scoring 30 points in any of their four games.Īlong with edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, the best player on that unit? Safety Jessie Bates.Īnd on Friday, after being given a $12.9 million franchise tag following another strong year, Bates watched as the Bengals’ best offer amounted to a grand total of $17 million over five years. Omen?Ĭincinnati put together a Super Bowl team last year, one that was largely ruled by their offense during the regular season but then its resurgent defense in the postseason. Last week, the Cincinnati Bengals announced a white, alternate helmet.
It seemed things changed, but maybe they haven’t. The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off their first Super Bowl appearance since 1988. It's not easy to fit all these in.By Matt Verderame 1 month ago Follow Tweet And we're going to need room for our quarterback, for our receivers and for some other people who are going to want to get paid at the top level, too. We're trying to get ready for our cap as we go down the line. "Keep in mind that we have a lot going on. Not mentioned in that list is Bates, who appears the odd man out for the Bengals' long-term plans. 3 receiver with two years remaining on his contract. Boyd, 27, is less of a concern as the No. "It's gonna be a real challenge for us."īurrow, Chase and Higgins are all playing on rookie contracts and obvious priorities for the Bengals to sign long-term. "We're trying to prepare to find a way to keep Joe here, keep Chase here, keep Higgins here and keep Boyd here, for example," Brown continued. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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