Whitworth interview....

[THE PISTONS]

(03-02-2019, 10:43 PM)Benton Wrote: Whit wanted to stay, the fo knew that, so they lowballed him and used og as leverage. The fo thought they could sign him for one year deals on the cheap till he retired, or until they replaced him with og. 

And no, the fo didn't care about him. Granted, I think they care more about the players than most teams, but  not that much.

I really believed they thought they had the best offer to Whitworth. They told everyone at the combine that he was coming back.

Franchise tagging him was the best option.

Honestly, it's unheard of for Tackles to play at a Pro Bowl level past 35 years old.

We all know that had the Bengals offerred him a huge 3 year deal that his play likely falls off a cliff here.