Julio Jones gets his deal

[*Nately120*]

(09-07-2019, 06:30 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I think IF AJ wants to be here, which all indications are that he does...he'd take a 3-4 year deal for $15 million per.

IF he wants to chase a ring, he may take less elsewhere.

That said, IF he comes back and gets injured again...the Bengals may want to do what they do with Eifert and give him a 1 year deal or let him move on. I'd hate to see that as I like Green and the way he plays.

This injury may be a key point in where AJ ends up.  It looked like we were on pace for a team-friendly and bafflingly loyal deal with AJ so he could stay a Bengal...but this injury makes it look like he's going to start weighing 1-year options which starts to open the floor to more teams looking to plug him in and make a run.

Just my take, we will see what happens but the more likely it comes to AJ's next deal being a short-term "prove it" deal, the more likely he ends up somewhere else.  The guy is super loyal to the Bengals, but maybe not loyal enough to just take a one year deal without looking around.