You are Katie, which contract do you finalize first?

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(02-12-2025, 06:15 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: They could tag Chase twice or even three times and still get him for much less than what he is demanding over the next 3 or 4 years.  You wouldnt want to do this however as it would create an unhappy player.  At the same time this also should be a notice to Chase that he needs to come back with a fair salary offer and not something outrageous because if you get too outrageous the Bengals could simply tag him multiple times.  Threatening to sit out or retire doesnt work with the Brown family. 

Here's the situation though...

Worst case, Bengals can have Chase for the next 3 years due to the double-tag.
There isn't technically anything Chase can do about it.

If he doesn't report, Bengals get that $$ back that can be used elsewhere.
If he misses just some games but doesn't hit the report deadline for the tag year to count, that's also some $$ they get back.

There really isn't that much power Chase holds in this situation other than holding up some cap that the Bengals could use on other players, but they can get some back going into the following year if he doesn't report.

Sucks for the potential longevity of the player with the current team and the potential impact to the current year of not having an elite guy out there, but financially it doesn't hurt the Bengals much.