The safeties

[SunsetBengal]

(11-29-2023, 03:00 PM)jj22 Wrote: They did sign Bell to his second contract, but it was on the cheap and he was sitting out with no interest in a year that most safety's were. If Hill and Battle develop like we hope, they won't be cheap, and given the FO doesn't value safety's, I don't think it's the same as the other positions you mentioned. Although I wouldn't say they valued LB's either but they did "pay" them. Although not market value. 

He wasn't "sitting out", he was a free agent as his first contract with the Saints had expired. The Saints were up against the cap, and could not afford to make Bell a reasonable offer.  The Bengals signed him to his second pro contract, as an UFA.