Why the **** is Jessie Bates not signed yet?

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(04-19-2022, 09:20 PM)Whatever Wrote: Not really.  If the Bengals rescind the tag, Bates will have a hard time finding a team able to meet his salary demands this far into FA.  He could get stuck on a prove it deal worth less than the FT.

Possible being so late in the year, but more than likely see some team is finding the money. 

So what is the angle Bates and his agent are working here then ? Certainly they're not that dumb to chance letting a rug worth over a quarter of a million dollars a week be pulled from beneath their feet.

Seen Darrell Griffith lose when breaking foot in pick up game while contract was unsigned with the Jazz back in the day.  So it is possible to have it blow up in their face. But have to subscribe to there being a beneficial reason in their mind that could pay dividends to even take the gamble.