Whitworth interview....

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(03-03-2019, 11:45 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Whitworth got a major case of the red A$$ and threw a fit the minute the Bengals started drafting linemen. He evidently was "offended" that they would try to get his replacement in place. Anyone with any common sense knows you can't play this game forever, and he has long surpassed the average length of career for a lineman. That's why he wanted a multi year deal instead of staying here and finishing his career on a year to year contract, even if it was for the same money. Even HE knew playing year to year was risky at his age, and signing him to a long term deal would not have been the smart play, even if he has apparently beaten time for the time being.

Definitely.  He also complained about being in a contract year without an extension a couple of years prior to that in the media.

The multiple stories out of the Whitworth camp are also funny.  When he first signed with the Rams,he said he had made up his mind on leaving when he hit UFA.  Now, we hear he didn't want to leave.

At the end of the day, Whit was a great Bengal who left for more money.  I don't blame him for that.  He has every right to set his own priorities.  I just wish he'd quit whining about it.  Maybe in a perfect world, he wanted the Bengals to give him a better offer so he could stay, and that's nice and all, but that's not any kind of loyalty on his part.  He made his choice, and should move on with his life.  He sounds like a high school girl that got dumped before prom telling the whole school all the terrible things her ex did to her while still wanting him back.