Stewart is signed!

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(07-27-2025, 11:05 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I still think blame lays equally with both the Bengals and Stewarts camp. More of the signing bonus was what they were asking for the whole time and assuming with such a minimal amount pushed forward that Stewarts camp decided to just get in camp and move on. I dont think them coming around makes them the ones at fault as both sides were fighting equally. Its over now and we can put it behind us for now.

(07-29-2025, 07:08 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I'm done trying to put how much blame where but I do want to say the facts as I see them. Just as food for thought because I think the media was really just hyper focused on the language. The default language was the original problem not so much the language itself because it is more common around the league but because they wanted a concession to accept the language. I saw a quote from Hiller the other day that said " in contracts you don't just break precedent you have to negotiate ". So they were hung up on the concession as part of the negotiation which i heard multiple times was or could be the payout timing of the signing bonus. We gave Mims a 50 at signing 50 in December payout. Now Stewart signed with an extra 500k at signing which tells me two things. 1 that Stewart's camp was finally said screw it let's just get in camp because I dont think the Bengals were fighting over 500k. 2 that the Bengals were unwilling to budge at all because again its only 500k even a budge to a 60/40 payout would of made it a million dollar shift to signing. 

Take that for what its worth but is worth noting that language was originally in Mims contract. He was late to sign and when he did it was removed from the contract so clearly his agent didn't like it either.

https://x.com/zimwhodey/status/1950552752611835960?s=46&t=oRdMuHpC2b0Xldr1TrExDA