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

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(07-15-2022, 03:00 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Update:

A total of $4 million. Not $4 million per year. https://t.co/Mcgne13x7J

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https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/guaranteed-money-big-reason-why-bengals-wont-sign-jessie-bates-extension

I bet this came from Bates agent because it is kind of deceptive.

Technically if Bates signs a long term deal his salary for 2022 is not fully guaranteed, but he gets paid even if he goes on IR with a season ending injury.  So it is pretty damn close to guaranteed.

So the Bengals could be offering a $17.5 million fully guaranteed signing bonus that he would get this year IN ADDITION TO his annual salary which is also pretty much guaranteed.

And that sounds about in line with the amount of guaranteed money the Bengals have given some of their other players.

Reader........... $20.5 
Boyd.............. $17.3
Hendrickson... $16
Waynes.......... $15