03-23-2017, 03:21 PM
(03-23-2017, 08:59 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: I'm assuming the team see's Maualuga as an affordable veteran back-up should any injuries happen. There's no reason they can't carry him through training camp and cut him in August.
This.
The Bengals are not that tight up against the cap. Plus teh Bengals often do contract extensions right before the season. They could hold onto Maualuga and not release him until early in training camp. He would still have a decent shot to make another team, and the Bengals could still use the extra cap space toward an extension for a player going into the last year of his contract.
Last year Maualuga played 9 games after Burfict returned. In 6 of those 9 games Rey played fewer than 30% of the snaps.
I can't see us keeping two MLBs when they play so few snaps.
