04-10-2023, 12:37 PM
(04-10-2023, 12:15 PM)NotBigzo Wrote: So we're not signing Jamar then?.
BEcuase if we paid Tee anywhere close to his market value, it'd be mind numbingly stupid to then pay Joe and Jamar close to their value.
NFL Teams likely see Higgins as capable of being a #1 wide receiver.
By signing Higgins, the Bengals will likely pay a price that is reasonable for what he can do.
They then have Higgins in place as an insurance policy should Jamar's market value and what he demands become more difficult to pay than the Bengals want to tolerate.
Tyreek Hill signed for 4 years at $120 million with $72.2 million guaranteed with Miami at age 29.
Jamar is just 23 years old, so he may demand more money than Tyreek Hill received and Jamar may have a higher trade value than Hill.
Things can go sideways in negotiations (see Lamar Jackson & the Ravens as of today)
Having Higgins signed could tilt the Bengals away from keeping Jamar should the price tag to keep Jamar seem to high when compared to what the Bengals could get for Jamar in a trade.
The Bengals appear to want to keep all three (Burrow/Higgins/Chase) but the NFL is a business & nothing is set in stone until it all gets finalized.
