Jonah Williams Requests Trade

[bengals1969]

(04-24-2023, 08:54 AM)kevin Wrote: Bengals owners have never liked players demanding a trade. They worked a trade out for Carson Palmer, but refused to be brow beaten by Chad Johnson demanding a trade years earlier. We have learned that if these guys don't practice or play, they don't get paid. So if Jonah wants to not get paid in 2023, that's up to him. I don't think he will be that stupid. It's better to get paid to play right tackle than not to get paid at all.

I can see Bengals owners point. Bengals have to honor a players contract if he has a good or bad season. So it's only fair that players honor their end of the contract.

So it really doesn't matter if Jonah Williams is unhappy because Bengals added free agent O line depth that they needed. I'm starting to see it Bengals owners way over the years. Either this 1st Round Draft pick plays for Bengals, or he doesn't get paid in 2023. If he thinks he is unhappy now, let's see how unhappy he is if he misses an entire years pay, and has to give up some nice things he probably owes money on.

Also there was good trade value for Carson Palmer. Bengals were not going to let Carson out of his contract, but Raiders offered top draft picks. I don't see Jonah Williams getting anything close to what Bengals got in Carson trade. So, refuse to trade him, and if he sits out, he doesn't get paid. I think Williams losing out on million dollar paychecks is going to hurt him and his family more than it hurts The Bengals. This won't be like when he was injured and got paid anyway. If he doesn't show up for work, he doesn't get paid.

I've seen NFL players sit out, lately the Steelers WR and the Steelers RB. I think it's a bone headed move on the players part. They lose out on millions of dollars and the team owner gets to keep his money in the bank. To me it's the most stupid move these players could make. I'll add that both those Steelers players who sat out were never Pro Bowl level after that. They lost out on big money in their best years of their careers, not very smart.

Jonah was suddenly replaced so he’s expendable and that is a difference with other cases in the past. I think it was Pollack who said last month he didn’t think Jonah would welcome a shift and it would be hard for him to make it. Jonah’s tee’d up for a trade this week. Maybe the trade results in an extra pick used for a RT draft pick.