Dre our worst contract?

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(08-30-2017, 10:53 AM)kdgjr Wrote: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/each-nfl-team%E2%80%99s-worst-contract/ss-AAqV5kA?li=BBnba9I#image=8

CINCINNATI BENGALS – DRE KIRKPATRICK, CORNERBACK
The Bengals invested a tremendous amount in Dre Kirkpatrick, making him their first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Then, upon expiration of his rookie contract, Cincinnati signed him to a five-year, $52.5 million deal with a $7 million singing bonus and $12 million guaranteed. And while those numbers aren’t obscene for a top-end cornerback, Kirkpatrick recorded only three interceptions last season (nine in his career) and finished outside the top 50 at his position courtesy of Pro Football Focus.

Thoughts?

The guaranteed money is pretty low, so I don't view it as a bad contract. He can be cut after 2019 and there would only be $2.8 mill dead cap in 2020 and $1.4 mill dead cap in 2021.
However, as we know with Mike Brown, the Bengals like to honor their contracts, so if DK's play doesn't justify the contract, DK might still be kept vs cut simply for the sake of "honoring the contract."