Bengals extend Shawn Williams

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(05-17-2016, 01:31 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Exactly. 

And just to add another name, TJ Ward:

-All rookie team
-2 time Pro Bowler
-2nd team All-Pro
-Superbowl Champ, 2x AFC Champ

This is close to where they set Shawn Williams market value.

Why, exactly?  Where is the fire?

Here are some guys who all signed contracts with a larger average annual salary than Williams in the last few years. And this is only guys who changed teams.

2014
Jarius Byrd
Donte Whitner
TJ Ward
Antoine Bethea
Malcolm Jenkins
Mike Mitchell
Corey Graham
2015
Da'Norris Searcy
Nate Allen
Marcus Gilchrist
Ron Parker
Rahim Moore
2016
Tashaun Gipson
Rodney McLeod
Eric Weddle
Isa Abdul-Quddus
Reggie Nelson
Tyvon Branch

And if the 4 million guarantee is right. He got less in guaranteed money than all of them but Reggie Nelson and Rahim Moore who each matched the 4 mi.

We paid him as an average starting safety. Well he is a starter. And we locked him up for his prime years. So it really isn't a bad deal. Locking a guy up before he hits the open market should easily save us money. Derron Smith or Fejedelem aren't turning into to starters anytime soon.

If we would have locked up Sanu or MLJ with a contract of this size at this time last year people would have complained. In hindsight we would have gotten a great deal.