Florio: 'Bengals care about money, not championships'

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I want to say that the facts just don't support his contention. If Florio wants to know how we spend money, he should ask himself how many of the guys we draft leave after their rookie contract. But he does have a point. With the exception of 2009 and much to our chagrin, the front office has never been very big on free agency. 2020 shocked us all. I attribute that to the younger blood in the Brown family coming closer to taking control of the franchise.

That said, I expect the Bengals will spend $20-25 million of the cap space we have after extending some guys and resigning Lawson & Jackson. If you have seen John Sheeran & Jake Liskow's article, you need to read it. (Mythbusters) Keeping an extra 5-10 million would be important for potential late signings (after the draft).