Demetrius Knight

[SunsetBengal]

(Yesterday, 04:43 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Knight has no leverage. Stewart does.

It's not that Knight has a good attitude, we don't know if he does, he just knows he can't afford to act like he's a top-20 pick heading into his age 22 season.

It's like saying Ossai has a better attitude than Hendrickson because he's not holding out for a huge payday and accepted his 1yr/$6.5m contract. Ossai can't afford to act like Hendrickson. Heck, Chase straight up said he wouldn't sign with the Bengals until they signed Tee. He can afford to do that because of who he is. If Trenton Irwin tried the same thing they'd laugh at him.

22 isn't that old, even in football years for a LB. Of course he, like every prospect wants to maximize his earnings for his professional career. However, I think that he knows that he's got a chance to jump in as the starter from day 1, whereas Stewart has much more to prove than Knight, yet he wants to argue about "guarantees"? Seems like Knight is more confident in his football abilities to earn his contract and Stewart might be worried about the lack of stats to back himself up, possibly.

Throwing in an Ossai comparison is kind of a red herring, as Ossai was a free agent and could have tried for more on the open market. Hendrickson is not in that situation.