08-27-2021, 04:34 PM
(08-27-2021, 04:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote:
When it comes to re-working an existing contract the team is not really under a ton of pressure to get it done. They have him this year no matter what. If the Bengals offer him a contract for $15 million a year and he turns it down he will lose over $12 million dollars. No matter how much he gets on his next long-term deal I doubt he makes up the the $12 million. Then, of course, there is always the possibility he could suffer a terrible injury this year.
I'm not sure I'm following. Are you under the impression they would rework the deal where the new figures (15 per average) would immediately come into play? Cuz that's not how it works. It would be an extension. He would play out his existing deal through 2021 and the base salaries from extension would kick in in 2022. The only added money you might see on the books right away his signing bonus money which is really just cap related and can be spread out however the team chooses. They could elect to front-load some of it and put on this year but the total doesn't change.
The only way he would lose 12 million if he turned down a 15 million dollar deal in your scenario is if he only made 3 million next year.
