Bengals release Sheldon Rankins

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(02-25-2025, 01:38 PM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: I believe he had a roster bonus due in a couple of weeks.

Don’t think Hubbard or Cappa have that so they’ll likely wait. If they cut (or, in Hubbard’s case, restructure) too early it may drive up demands from agents who see they have loss of cap space to spare and undermine their claims of poverty. It’s also better to negotiate from a position of strength where you’re after an upgrade rather than having nobody at that position.

Similarly with Pratt they’ll want to see if he has any trade value. Volson will be a late camp cut if a cut. With Stone they’ll likely wait until they draft or sign a FA replacement if that’s indeed the route they go down.

That might mean Moss is the next cut, but his situation is complicated by his injury status. They may need a medical to clear him before they can cut him?

Nope, he did not have a roster bonus coming due. It was all base salaried, but not 100%  guaranteed.