Bengals reportedly "making push" to keep Vincent Rey

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(02-18-2016, 12:21 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I like him, and I want them to re-sign him, but not at 3yr/$15m.

3yr/$6-7.5m is more reasonable.

I just can't imagine having Rey Maualuga and Vincent Rey both on $5m/yr deals, basically playing the same position (Vincent Rey's playing time increases when Maualuga's decreases, generally) as long as Burfict is healthy.

Then again, having plenty of cap space and squandering it on paying a mediocre-at-best player's absurdly front loaded contract so they can say they used all their cap space and can't sign anyone good is 100% a Bengals FA move. (Hello, Maualuga's $7.1375m 2015 cap hit)

Rather than paying both Maualuga and Rey both $5m/yr, why not just get one REALLY good every down linebacker for like $8-9m/yr? Bengals FO will never get it.

For those that don't know, his cap hit in 2015 was $3.1 mill.
http://overthecap.com/player/vincent-rey/2082/

Over the past three years (his last contract extension), he averaged $2.1 mill a year.

I expect VRey's camp will argue that he deserves, at minimum $3 mill per year considering what he got paid last year.
I'd hope he isn't signed for more than 3 year, $10 million ($3.33 mill a year).
If that 3 year, $15 mill does come to fruition, it will be waaaay too high.