(07-15-2020, 11:13 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: What happens if he doesn't? Does that make him a FA immediately?

(07-15-2020, 11:21 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: No, He just can't participate in team activities.

(07-15-2020, 11:13 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: What happens if he doesn't? Does that make him a FA immediately?

(07-15-2020, 11:25 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I'm 99% sure the deadline at 4 is for an extension to be worked in lieu of the tag, not a deadline for signing the tag itself.  Basically if a multi-year deal can't be finalized by 4 o'clock then the the player is locked into the tag amount.

I think he has until sometime in Novemeber to actually sign the tag (would be paid % per games played)  I know the Steelers went through this with Leveon Bell a couple years ago, where they were hoping he'd sign it at some point during the season. (He elected just to sit out the entire year)

I have to think AJ will sign his tag sometime soon, probably within the next two weeks.  With everything surrounding the league with Covid the last thing you want to be is a player without a binding contract if the season is cancelled or postponed.

(07-15-2020, 10:37 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Will he sign the franchise tag today? I believe today at 4 is deadline.

Edit: he can't sign a long term contract after 4 today, but can sign the franchise 1 year tag still

(07-15-2020, 11:53 AM)Au165 Wrote: I thought it was pretty much a forgon conclusion that after this whole pandemic thing and the uncertantiy of the cap next year there was no way we resigned him before this deadline. I am not sure a Mixon deal gets done either based on similar circumstance as well as an abundance of HB talent in the draft next year and the potential free agent HB class. Unless Mixon is willing to take a deal similar to Melvin Gordon, I just don't think it'll happen.

(07-15-2020, 12:15 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: The one difference in situations, is Mixon has said he will sit out the season if he doesn’t get a new deal.

(07-15-2020, 11:24 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: I don't think the team ever had any intention of extending him.

(07-15-2020, 12:48 PM)Whatever Wrote: Not really surprising, unfortunately.  They couldn't agree to terms last off-season and with AJ missing the season, the Bengals would be inclined to offer less this year.  There's zero incentive for AJ to sign a long term deal when he's tagged.  The FT+whatever long term deal he signs next year is more guaranteed money than any long term deal the Bengals would offer this year.

(07-15-2020, 12:52 PM)Au165 Wrote: Maybe. The only issue is if a season doesn't occur at all, or a severely shortened one, it could have catastrophic impacts on the cap and in turn cause a reset of contract values. Even spreading the shortfall over multiple seasons would result in a far flatter than projected cap situation than anyone had planned for. With AJ's age, I am surprised he didn't take the stability of a contract over the unknown of the current situation. I do wonder if the team pulled back their offer in light of everything going on.

(07-15-2020, 11:13 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: What happens if he doesn't? Does that make him a FA immediately?

(07-15-2020, 12:33 PM)Au165 Wrote: That's cool and all but that was before the pandemic. Any agent that lets him holdout with the current situation should lose their NFLPA certification. First, Melvin Gordon ended up losing 3.2 million in fines and lost salary from his holdout and ended up signing a below-market contract. Second, He can't sit a whole season and accrue a year of service, so he has to come back at some point. Now for the part that kills all his leverage, If he holds out and plans on coming back and accruing a season and the season gets cancelled at some point he'd be screwed. He would then not accrue a season and would have to come back next year, all while not getting paid (and getting fined) for trying it this year. 

Bottom line, he may posture but he will play this year, contract or not. That assumes he has competent representation, which I admit I know nothing of his representation. 

(07-15-2020, 01:18 PM)spidey Wrote: After listening to Pat Kirwen, Mixon can't even miss a practice.  Under the new CBA, if he holds out for 1 practice, he doesn't accrue the year and the fines that come with holding out cannot be lifted either.  There's no chance that he'll hold out.