Bengals Related News & Notes

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Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr)
Andrew Billings, who just left Bengals for Browns this offseason, opts out in Cleveland.

Well the obese are at greater risk.

You're on a roll lately fella'.

[Exile]

Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr)
Andrew Billings, who just left Bengals for Browns this offseason, opts out in Cleveland.

Well the obese are at greater risk.

See also: Andre Smith Opts out of 2020 Season

[stripesincarolina]

Its a bit unfair to hang this very tough decision on the shoulders of oversized linemen that get paid to be oversized to point of being unhealthy. It has been proven over and over again that these guys are playing at an uncomfortable weight and lose between 50 and 100lbs once they leave the game. Knowing they are obese by definition (and most likely BMI as well) puts them at a much greater risk. I honestly dont envy the choice Fat Albert had to make. He just gave up a shot at a lifelong dream of a superbowl ring (and probably his best ever shot at it) for $150k and very likely a sad end to his career.

Trying to leave my thoughts about Covid testing accuracy and all the noise around that out of this conversation. I'm sure that was a brutal decision for Andre. Do I feel sorry for him.....no.

[Bengals1]

Uhm....

Cincy Jungle (@CincyJungle)
Joe Mixon hoping for at least $8M per year from new contract, per report.

[Exile]

Uhm....

Cincy Jungle (@CincyJungle)
Joe Mixon hoping for at least $8M per year from new contract, per report.

Same. That's what I'm hoping for from my new contract, too.

But we may both be disappointed.

[Exile]

Uhm....

Cincy Jungle (@CincyJungle)
Joe Mixon hoping for at least $8M per year from new contract, per report.

Although, when I look at the numbers, this isn't really crazy what Joe Mixon is asking for. It's not Christian McCaffrey ($16M/yr average) or Zeke ($15M) numbers. It's a Melvin Gordon number, 7th-highest-paid at the position. Still not saying he's going to get it, but it's not outrageous. He's a very good player, he's in the prime years of his career, and that's probably a pretty fair salary to hope for.

Contract comparisons at overthecap.com

[stripesincarolina]

Uhm....

Cincy Jungle (@CincyJungle)
Joe Mixon hoping for at least $8M per year from new contract, per report.

Although, when I look at the numbers, this isn't really crazy what Joe Mixon is asking for. It's not Christian McCaffrey ($16M/yr average) or Zeke ($15M) numbers. It's a Melvin Gordon number, 7th-highest-paid at the position. Still not saying he's going to get it, but it's not outrageous. He's a very good player, he's in the prime years of his career, and that's probably a pretty fair salary to hope for.

Contract comparisons at overthecap.com

And they absolutely want to keep him with Burrow. Good hands out of the backfield, dynamic runner and quickly racks up the yards once we see some real blocking. They'll pay him.

[Jmble]

Ex-Bengal news....

[https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... h-raiders/ ]

And Jeremy Hill has already been cut by the Raiders. Must not have been a very good 48 hours.

[Bengals1]

He's a very good player, he's in the prime years of his career, and that's probably a pretty fair salary to hope for. Same. That's what I'm hoping for from my new contract, too.

Good player, prime of his career... neither of those apply to you.

[Bengals1]

What took them so long....

[https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-releas ... er-signing]