06-03-2024, 04:30 PM
(06-03-2024, 09:53 AM)PhilHos Wrote: First off, THANK YOU for not putting that God awful headline as the title of your post.
As to the proposal, I don't really see a downside to it (other than your standard losing a great talent like Higgins for the "potential" of future draft picks).
As 007BengalsFan points out that a trade needs to happen sooner due to the signing deadline. Which begs the question: does Tee have permission to negotiate with other teams? No, right? Otherwise, we would know about it, right?
At this point Tee is a free agent and can negotiate with any team he wants. He doesnt need to get permission from the Bengals. He could sign a contract today with the Patriots (or any other team) if they offered him one (although the Bengals could match the offer). The issue is if the Patriots did sign Tee and the Bengals didnt match the offer, the Patriots would owe the Bengals 2 first round draft picks for signing a non exclusive franchise tagged player.
The reason you have talk about the Bengals trading Tee and having negotiations with other teams is because nobody is going to give up 2 first round draft picks to sign Tee so these other teams will try to negotiate a better deal on draft picks through a trade. In the end though, nothing is stopping another NFL team from negotiating with Tee's agent or signing him to an offer sheet.
