07-29-2022, 08:27 AM
(07-29-2022, 07:49 AM)pally Wrote: I disagree. While we don’t know the total value of what the team offered, we do know that the guarantee offer was only $17 million. Minkah Fitzpatrick, who is often ranked below Bates received a $17.5 million signing bonus and a $36 million guarantee. There are plenty of teams willing to pay that amount or more for Jessie Bates. The NFL values him more than Bengals fans do.
Don't be silly. Fitzpatrick got that contract after back-to-back First Team All Pro seasons. Bates is coming off a season where he half-assed it for half a year.
No NFL team would pay Bates that much guaranteed at this point. Some Bengal fans value Bates more than NFL teams do.
