02-07-2024, 09:38 PM
(02-07-2024, 12:58 PM)casear2727 Wrote: I like Franklin as well. He is listed lower than Thomas likely due to his size before the season, 6-3 but only 170 pounds. I have seen other listings having him over 185 now. Thomas is 6'4, 205. I do think Franklin is more polished. Either would be nice.
That said Andre Perrotta made a case for extending Tee:
Here's a Tee Higgins contract projection:
— Andre Perrotta (@andreperrotta13) February 6, 2024
4yrs/$95M ($23.75M AAV)
$40M Fully GRTD at signing
$57.5M in Total guarantees
Annual Cap Hits & Cash Spends:
2024: $9.25M Cap; $28M Cash
2025: $20.25M Cap; $22M Cash
2026: $32.75M Cap; $22.5M Cash
2027: $32.75M Cap; $22.5M Cash
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No one doubts the Bengals could sign Tee, the question has always been do they want to devote ~23 million of cap space on top of the rising cap numbers for Joe Burrow and the upcoming cap for Chase. That is a lot of cap space being taken up by 3 players when we have other positions on the team we need to take care of too. Yes, they could do it but does it make sense with other needs.
...and then you have to hope Tee can stay healthy instead of pulling his hamstring once again even if you do sign him.
