04-08-2021, 07:56 PM
(04-08-2021, 09:34 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I don't think this is an accurate statement. The Bengals want to pay him his 2021 market value. I don't think that is 4.1 million. We will see soon enough when a team signs him his market value, he will take the best deal he can get and not go to a team for less money for a chance to win a Super Bowl. He may test the waters and find the Bengals offer was the best and comeback. Time will tell if Bengals were correct to cut bait for 4.1 million.
Again, this isn’t a case in which the Bengals wanted to move on and save $4.1M. This is a case in which the Bengals wanted to bring Bernard back at a reduced salary. Basically, renegotiate in the middle of his contract they agreed to pay. If Bernard takes 50% less the Bengals save $2M. So asking Bernard to take less is about saving $2M when they already have more than $20M in cap space available to sign or re-sign anyone they want. They obviously don’t need that money right now because they haven’t used the money. And if they need the money later they could release Bernard anytime before opening day.
