05-30-2025, 07:57 PM
(05-29-2025, 10:04 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I'm not on either side.
From the Bengals perspective, data indicates that pass rushers tend to fall off rapidly after they pass the age of 30. They don't want to give him a new contract and get caught in a decline.
From Trey's perspective, he is trying to maximize his earnings.
It's all business at the end of the day.
Correct, I can understand both sides of the coin here. Although I do have to side with the Bengals FO b/c Trey is no spring chicken at 31. Katie Blackburn offered him a big pay raise to the tune of $28 million a year, and he'd be crazy not to take it. At his age, if he sits out a year, rest equals rust, and I don't see any other team offering him a multi-year contract for over $28 million. Maybe the FO can offer him a production bonus, like if he's in the top 3 of NFL sack leaders, then Trey gets a $5 million bonus paid immediately at the end of the regular season.
Where's Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban when we need them? Yes, I'm a Shark Tank nerd!
