Punching Bag Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33572062/source-cincinnati-bengals-waive-ol-fred-johnson-just-one-hour-signing-him Quote Less than an hour after the Cincinnati Bengals announced the reserve offensive tackle had signed a one-year deal, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Johnson was waived. Quote With exactly three accrued seasons, Johnson was eligible to be a restricted free agent this offseason. According to Schefter, Johnson signed the tender that is worth a minimum of $2.4 million, per OverTheCap.com. Because Johnson signed the tender, any team that claims him off waivers will then incur the cost of that tender against their respective salary cap. If he goes unclaimed, he will become an unrestricted free agent whom the Bengals and other teams can sign at a lower price. This sounds like something NFLPA will want to bring up for it takes him off market for a bit while many teams are signing players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 This news seems to have been overshadowed by the Hill trade 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 He’s be a fine backup for us. Is Doyle really our swing tackle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) you gotta have Hart and ex-Bungles OL...Bobby Hart...the question and the answer all roled into one Edited March 23, 2022 by First Round Bust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 The RFA tender isn’t guaranteed to the player yet the 5th year option for 1st round picks is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Only thing I really see it is that it's a sleezy thing to do to the player. The team is free to not tender a RFA thereby immediately making them a UFA. As a RFA he's free to shop around his svcs & he presumably found not much of a market, so he signs the tender. Problem w/ RFA is that the potential signing team doesn't immediately get the player. Player can only submit 1 offer, so they'll be shopping around their svcs; then the team holding his rights has 7 days(?) to match. When there's a race for signing talent, these issues lower that player's desirability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Makes me want to play for that FO. There are moves, then there are moves. Blatantly ***** over a player isn't good management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, RobbRiddick said: This news seems to have been overshadowed by the Hill trade It’s overshadowed because it happened yesterday and nobody even knows who Fred Johnson is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 No doubt a result of Mike Brown reaching deep into the couch cushions and coming up with nothing more than a handful of lint and some half-eaten Cheetos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blainorama5 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 OUT with new Bengals, IN with the old Bungles. Stay classy Cincy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Positive Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 It's because they signed La'el Collins during that hour. And this is yet another reminder that the defending AFC champions still don't have a practice/training facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 doesn't it benefit the player? whoever picks him up has to take on the contract? I read the other day on PFT that the Bengals planned to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33572062/source-cincinnati-bengals-waive-ol-fred-johnson-just-one-hour-signing-him This sounds like something NFLPA will want to bring up for it takes him off market for a bit while many teams are signing players. this is something any team doing it would be lambasted and scorned. In media and by agents. Except when Bill Belichick did it a few years ago to their running back, he was praised for being a shrewd ahead of the curve genius. 🙄 Edited March 23, 2022 by cba fan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I have to believe that the player received a bit of a heads up that this was happening.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turftoe Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Not that fond of Bengals OL cast offs although Bodine did get us a draft pick from the Patriots. Bobby Hart hasn't been very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Brennan Huff said: I have to believe that the player received a bit of a heads up that this was happening.. I hope lunch, too. 🤨 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 My Johnson routinely stays for more than an hour weak.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Blainorama5 said: OUT with new Bengals, IN with the old Bungles. Stay classy Cincy! So I take it they still won’t be breaking ground on an indoor practice facility? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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