07-10-2017, 01:51 PM
(07-10-2017, 01:19 PM)ochocincos Wrote: ...followed by Eifert going elsewhere in FA next year (perhaps Cleveland?)...
Last year the TE franchise tag was $9.1m.
If Eifert has a monster healthy season, tagging him is no issue at all. A second year would be ~$11m, which isn't as much as it seems considering just this offseason the TE market got destroyed by a ton of random TE getting $7m/yr+ contracts.
Think of it as basically two 1yr/$10m contracts, which he can earn if he stays healthy and productive, or don't get if he's not. It's really the best route for the Bengals rather than a long term deal.
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