Bengals, OT Andre Smith Remain Far Apart On Deal

According to Joe Reedy of The Enquirer, the Bengals and Andre Smith still remain far apart on a potential new deal for the free agent right tackle.

Smith is likely the last big free agent that the Bengals will sign this year, but by all accounts he will also be the most difficult to actually land. It has been widely reported that Smith was seeking a deal averaging $9 million per season, but the Bengals, and indeed the wider tackle market has spurned that notion. It appears to be a classic case of unflinching hubris, where neither side is willing to back off from their perceived judgment of value.

Source: SBNation.com

 

geez, $9 mill for a right tackle. that's hard to justify.

 

id give him 7 in a heartbeat, but 9 is just greedy for a guy who cant play on the left

 

I'd give him 5 with incentives, such as his weight, that would push it up to around 6.5-7.

 

id keep the stipulation they have right now....over 350 and his pay gets cut in half

 

I would put it closer to 335. That's how scared I am of man tits smith coming back.