***NFL Free Agency News & Signings Thread***

[SunsetBengal]

(04-16-2024, 12:05 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree with a lot of your posts but have to contest Smith's contract. I gave my estimated salary and cap hits in an earlier post in this thread.

Smith got a 3 year extension averaging 25 million a year is true. But you and others are dismissing his 2024 and 2025 contract which are 6.5 million and 16 million respectively. 


He comes in at 97.5 million over 5 years with 51 million guaranteed. So less than 20 million a year. 

I don't disagree he deserves more than Tee due to Tee's injury history. 

My hunch is Bengals are offering Tee 18 to 19 million a year and the Tee camp says forget, I will play one year for 22 million. 

That part really is immaterial in the comparison.  The Eagles are giving Smith $75M in exchange for his commitment to play another 3 years with their team.  Tee Higgins and the Bengals certainly had that opportunity to extend before the situation reached the point of where it is now. For whatever reason, they just weren't able to make that extension happen.