05-23-2022, 09:45 AM
(05-23-2022, 09:38 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I have said it several times (and sure, it sounds like a homer play) but Bates should get involved and tell his agent that he works for him and he can play without guarantees beyond the norm for Bengals contracts if the annual is around 14 million. That is what I have heard has been offered and Bates is stupid to think he will get more in the long run if he doesn't play. The last player to do that was Le'Veon Bell....how did that work out?
Bell may not be the best example here, because it worked out pretty well for him. The tag he was offered was $14.5M, which he turned down and sat out. The Jets then signed him to a four year, $52.5M deal with $35M guaranteed. So, he took a contract for about 10% less yearly but a significant amount of guaranteed money and great longevity. That is what he wanted. Now, he sucked after he took that contract but that isn't quite the point. He got the bag that he wanted.
