Stewart is signed!

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(07-25-2025, 08:55 PM)Joelist Wrote: So basically they moved up 500K of his signing bonus and paid up front. About as close to nothing as can be - basically they did it to let Stewart and Hiller save face.

(07-25-2025, 09:16 PM)TKUHL Wrote: We are not the only team using this language. Other teams are using it this year. I don’t blame the owner of the team for that. It’s kinda petty that it came down to 500k upfront and the language stayed. What the hell have they been doing this whole time.

So many are conditioned on here to bury Ownership ( remember Hiller said it was above Tobin’s pay grade … what a tool ) that I think according to most legit sources the language remained. The Bengals gave up 500k now vs 5 more months? I don’t think that’s why it took so long. The agent was fighting over the language. He lost as Shemar said I have to be there for pads. That’s when he said give us more money now so they threw in 500k

(07-25-2025, 10:20 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Yes, and those other teams were having improved bonus payouts compared to what the Bengals normally do.

The point was that if you want to make a player accept a negative change in their contract compared to what the previous guy (Mims) got, you need to give something in return. The Bengals were wanting concessions without giving up ANYTHING in return. Simply accepting one-sided demands isn't a negotiation, and is a terrible precedent to set.

I highly doubt that $500k was all they originally wanted, but again, it's called compromise.

But the Bengals weren’t the only team to implement the clause. There’s guidelines out the kazooo on these contracts. This was a young agent trying to make a name for himself and get Rapoport, Pelissero,and Schefter tweeting his name and getting interviews. Leap you are astute I know you see this.