Mixon wants Watkins

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(03-07-2018, 10:40 AM)bengals67 Wrote: love Watkins but honestly if we are going to spend on a free agent we need a center not another WR.

The only way to sign Watkins is to cut several vets like Adam Jones to create cap space- something Mike Brown never does.

The only outside FA I can recall that the Bengals brought in for C was Jeff Faine, and that was a measly 1-year, $2.25 mill contract.
Otherwise, it's been guys who the Bengals either drafted, picked off waiver as a rookie (Braham), or signed as UDFA (Cooks).

The Bengals would be really out of their element if they brought in an outside FA at C that would command $5+ mill a year. It's much more likely they bring back Bodine and/or draft a C.

A WR could still be possible with the salary cap increasing by $10 mill, Jones's option not being picked up (save $6 mill), and LaFell cut (save $4 mill). That extra $20 mill could help a lot if used effectively.