That's No Moon

I hate to be the turd in the punch bowl, but if the universe actually worked itself out/karma was a thing there are a whole lot of successful people who wouldn't be or who would be reincarnated as dung beetles.

God I hope so. I'm pretty sure the world is already run by lizard people so I'm here for the lizard people v. Alien war.

I like to imagine there is a millennial here for the first time reading the thread, not getting any of these references, just like this.

PS pays the bills

Richie v. Wilkins on PPV. I'm in.

This dude has been dick/sack grabbing, consequence free, since at least middle school. Bet on it.

Willie Snead?? That dude was cooked pre-COVID!

The guy actively and repeatedly grabs people's junk in an unwanted manner. I'm not sure I understand how his GPA comes into it. Depends if he's willing to listen or if Dad will keep interfering.

Yes.

I'm Rochester from Leroy.

They didn't cut him because he's healthy.

Let's see how he does when refs start throwing flags. He CANNOT defend without holding.

I miss that place

There are an awful lot of boats and jet-skis on Lake Mead, Lake Powell and Lake Havasu.

I agree with you, Bosa is washed too.

And yet Todd Collins led the 2nd largest comeback in Bills history (26 points), outdueling Jim Harbaugh and Marshall Faulk in the process.

That part is correct and he wouldn't be the first to do it though it is very rare rare. Bo Jackson did it. He was drafted first overall in 1986 by Tampa Bay. He didn't sign with Tampa (which he told them before the draft), played baseball, went back into the draft in 1987, and was selected by the Raiders in the 7th round where he ultimately signed and played two sports. John Elway made a similar threat when he threatened to play for the Yankees than play for the Colts. Had that actually happened and refused to sign with the Colts, baseball or no, he would have gone into the 1984 draft. The piece that I don't think is accurate with the current situation is the going back to college to play part. From what I've seen, the player forfeits their right to play in college when they declare for the NFL draft and can't go back. There are rules about that and he'd probably have to sue his way back onto the field at Texas A&M. However, If he doesn't play at all, the Bengals don't retain his rights and he goes back into the draft and can be drafted again in 2026 by anyone EXCEPT the Bengals. Other players who did this were Craig Erickson who was drafted by the Eagles in 1991, did not sign, and was then drafted again by the Buccaneers in 1992 and Melvin Bratton who was drafted by the Dolphins in 1988, did not sign, and was drafted again by the Broncos in 1989. Both players had serious knee injuries in their bowl games prior to the draft that significantly impacted their draft status, and they ultimately couldn't come to an agreement with the teams that chose them. They both went back into the draft the following year and were re-drafted. The Bills acquired Cornelius Bennett in a similar situation. He was drafted by the Colts and refused to sign. He was well on his way to sitting out the 1987 season and going back into the 1988 draft when the Colts traded his rights on Halloween night of 1987. The Bengals have until Week 10 to sign the player. If not, he's essentially, though not officially, gone. If Stewart really really wants out he can make this happen and someone will make the trade. Collusion in this situation would be exceedingly easy to prove so I don't think the league will try to orchestrate that. In the previous situations there were extenuating circumstances. Bo played baseball and communicated clearly to teams not to choose him because he was going to play baseball (Al Davis talked him into doing both and baseball was top priority). It was understandable why he would drop from 1st overall to the 7th round the next year. Bratton and Erickson were hurt at the end of their college careers (and probably got bad advice). In the current situation, the player was clearly a 1st round choice, had no injury concerns and sat a year. It would not be reasonable for him to drop very far next year and if the league colluded and he suddenly went undrafted that would be a slam dunk case for Stewart. It won't get to that point. The Bengals won't just let a 1st round choice walk away. They will either cave on the language or trade the player. With the money college kids now receive, they are MUCH more able to sustain a holdout like this and it will be interesting to see if this happens more often in the future. Yes, he should stick to his guns. You can bet that all the other agents are in his corner and the NFLPA is quietly rooting for him to continue the holdout as well.

If that's correct, returning to school makes no sense because he still belongs to the Bengals next year.

It gives them the flexibility to sit him down longer if need be and bring another body in. Who the body is remains to be seen.

The contract was probably signed but tariffs are paid when the items actually enter the country. They certainly aren't just sitting around in storage somewhere waiting to be installed. If they were made overseas and haven't been delivered yet the tariff hasn't been paid yet. If it's a raw materials issue and they are made in the USA any supplier worth their salt will write clauses into the contract to cover such changes that are beyond their control.

He got a bad haircut.

Yeah, it's not terrible, but it's instantly their worst kit combo. They are blessed with an excellent color palette.