John Ross to be activated

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(12-03-2019, 12:14 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Eifert the 27th highest paid TE= role player. Ross signed as a sprinter that set sprint record at combine. The majority of his TDs come in the red zone. Why resign him for millions to be WR3? If he isn't WR1 when AJ leaves who is?

He is now but he wasn't paid that low the previous two years.
Last year, he was on a base salary of $5.5 mill with incentives to go up to $8 mill in total.
He's now being appropriately paid for his usage, which is $4 million.

As of right now, Ross's rookie wage has him at $4.6 mill. That's outside the top 50 WRs in average salary.
Next year, he'll be at $5.5 mill. Still rather low for WRs.
If he doesn't finish out this year strong, the team shouldn't pick up his 5th year option.

My point is the Bengals would be ok to spend in the $3-6 mill range for Ross at his current production if they use the same logic as they do with Eifert. Anything beyond that is overpaying unless he stays healthy and has 600+ yards next year.