Eric Reid is visiting the Bengals

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SunsetBengal Wrote:How does this set any sort of "tone" for other safeties, and make them look to settle early?  The time for "settling early" is past, free agency is a month old.  Most teams have already spent most of what they are going to spend on bringing in free agents.  

I'm not so sure about the Bengals being in a good spot, or about Reid playing "chicken".  Seems to me that Reid and the team management didn't favor one another.

You said it yourself, most teams have spent what they're going to spend.  So, the remaining FA's already have that strike against them, and more jobs filled by the draft = less opportunities to be given playing time to showcase themselves for a long term deal.  There are enough safeties for Cincy to pick from to at least be vet depth for cheap, and they could still justify taking one if the pick is right.  To me, they're in a good spot.