So, how much for AJ Green

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(07-27-2015, 05:14 PM)BengalChris Wrote: That's $14M a year. I say yes, also.

Since Green still has a year left on his current contract, you can bring some of that 70M into this year and possibly lower his salary cap hit next year. Not sure if that's possible, but that's what I'd try to get done. Could help make room to resign Marvin Jones and other free agents at the end of this season.

I think it is the one bargaining chip the Bengals have right now. He is slated to be paid 10 or close to 11 million in 2015.

Pay him a 20 million signing bonus with spread over 5 year cap to sign now ($4.0 cap hit per year each year)
2015 - 9 million - salary and bonuses all guaranteed (we have the cap space in 2015 to add to it)
2016 - 6 million - salary and bonuses all guaranteed
2017 - 6 million -  salary and bonuses only 2 million guaranteed
2018 - 14 million - salary and bonuses no guarantees
2019 - 15 million - salary and bonuses and no guarantees

This is how I would write it