Whit's comment says it all.

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(03-14-2017, 12:31 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: "To me it was like, go all the way out to L.A. and start over or stay in Cincinnati and take whatever you can get.”

"Take whatever you can get."  Look at his contract.  It's stupid the front office didn't match that or sweeten the deal just enough to get him to stay.

This a two way sword.....Whit knows that the Bengals are loyal to a fault just like we do as fans...I am sure that a contract very similar was offered...His contract out west is a possible one and done for about 9.7 millions...he could have signed here for 2 or 3 years at 8-9 million and know he would play out the contract because it is the Bengals loyalty, which would be 16-27 million...What would you do?  He is 35 years old, one injury from probably being done for his career.  If he gets hurt in LA, I almost but guarantee that he would be released, Do you think the Bengals would release him?  Very doubtful unless it was career ending.

He went where the money was, plain and simple but he got a screwed contract with no future after one year.