(08-10-2021, 04:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Just saw Rapien also reporting this which makes me more concerned. Maybe we just need to find some common ground.
Yes, Jessie is a great leader for us along with Bell on the D.
Rapien was reporting what Fowler said so he wasn't corroborating the story.
This has negotiating ploy 101 written all over it. Popular player looking for a contract extension. Agent leaks that negotiations aren't going well. Fan base rises up in anger in order to pressure the team. However, that is a ploy unlikely to work with Bengals management. We all know how impervious they are to fan pressure
I don't think I have ever seen Jeremy Fowler break a Bengals story. I suppose that he and Bates' agent have some sort of relationship. Interesting that his agent David Mulugheta also represents Jaylen Ramsey, DeShaun Watson, and Michael Thomas. Mulugheta is willing to let things get ugly in his negotiations.
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