I would only sign eight of the 29 Bengals UFA

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(12-27-2020, 04:55 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: And to be completely honest, I could cut that down to only signing one. Three of my picks are Special Teams. If Zac Taylor is going to keep his job, this will be his best chance to finally "bring in his guys", if they actually exist.

Keep
Carl Lawson - Only made $763,155 this year. He's going to get quite the raise. Franchise tag.
Mike Daniels - $1.45 million and was a leader the moment he stepped onto the field
Christian Covington - $1.5 million is not bad for quality depth
Xavier Williams - $910,000 and plays hard
Mackensie Alexander - still up in the air about him but he will be cheaper than dealing with William Jackson
Brandon Wilson - Kick Returner only
Kevin Huber - although making $2.65 million might make the Bengals look at a 6th or 7th round punter
Clark Harris - He'll be 37 next season and only makes $1.1 million . . . does he still want to play?

Let go - 2020 salary - I like a lot of these guys but most are very expendable.
AJ Green - $18.1 Million
Shawn Williams - $4.8 Million
John Ross - $4.2 Million
William Jackson III - $2.4 Million - Good player . . . too Hot and Cold - Expecting a 2nd or 3rd round CB selected to replace him
Cethan Carter - $2.1 Million - will probably get re-signed but I would look to FA to find better TEs
Josh Tupou - $2.1 Million - not sure if the opt out affected his FA status or if he still has one year remaining
Alex Redmond - $2.1 Million
Randy Bullock - $2.1 Million
Alex Erickson - $2 Million
LeShaun Sims - $1.7 Million
Josh Bynes - $1.6 Million - Will be 32, possibly re-signed
Margus Hunt - $1 Million
Torry McTyer - $875,000
Mike Thomas - $850,000 - Will probably be re-signed but I would re-sign Erickson before him
Greg Mabin - $825,000
Brandon Allen - $825,000
Tony Brown $750,000
Ryan Glasgow - $704,000
Samajie Perine - $690,000
Jordan Evans - $639,130
Mason Schreck - $610,000

Exclusive Restricted Free Agents both making $675,000 - unknown on both
Keaton Sutherland - C
Jalen Davis - CB

Tupou still has a year due to his opt-out.