Yesterday, 03:20 PM
(Yesterday, 01:40 PM)ochocincos Wrote: What I would do personally is...
Hendrickson previously signed a 1-year, $21 mill deal to stay with Bengals.
I would maybe look to take on an additional 2 years at $80 mill, which would bring his total including this year to $101 mill.
That's $33.67 mill APY total from 2025-2027.
Try to front load that such that he gets more $$ for this year and reduced money in 2027 to account for age.
Guarantee $60 mill in total.
In terms of new contract extension, it's an additional $40 mill APY, which is right there with Garrett and Watt for APY in new money.
It doesn't set a new bar for the market, but it helps justify putting him in the realm of his peers and gets him a good chunk of guaranteed.
Sounds great to me and it can be done.
