08-12-2021, 03:26 PM
(08-12-2021, 03:18 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not positive, but I don't think the Bengals normally give signing bonuses for 1 year FA deals for guys they aren't already leaning heavily towards keeping.
I think Eli Apple is a better example of a guy they weren't sure on keeping when they initially signed. He didn't get a signing bonus but instead a roster bonus if he is there Week 1. Kavon Frazier, Trent Taylor, and Mike Thomas are also guys they signed in FA to 1 year deals with no signing bonus.
Evans, Daniels, B Allen, Harris, Huber, and Spain all got signing bonuses.
Mike Brown isn't a guy to throw a couple hundred K away on guys who aren't heavily favored to make the roster just a little while later.
Besides, Daniels was playing injured last year and they know that. He's healthy now.