Sources: Four-time Pro Bowl tackle and Super Bowl champ Orlando Brown Jr. is finalizing a four-year, $64.092 million front-loaded deal with the #Bengals that includes an over $31M signing bonus — largest ever for an o-lineman.
Just spoke to new #Bengals LT Orlando Brown Jr.: "I'm super thankful for the opportunity to carry on my father's legacy and be a left tackle. It was important to be able to play that position and play for a winning team and a winning quarterback. Who Dey!"
Originally Posted by wazu:
Same. I don't get how this really just happened. OBJ is getting a shit deal to go to our #1 rival, while we pay another guy way more to switch from RT to LT.
Kinda seems like a fuck you from both sides.
He did turn down a giant deal last offseason. If you offer someone huge money like that and they turn it down, it might rub someone the wrong way. Like in the front office.
OBJ shouldn't have animosity towards the Chiefs, unless there was something we don't know about. But he took way less money to go play for our rival after turning down a GIANT contract last offseason.
It's a strange deal thats for sure, pretty surprising honestly. [Reply]
Here is the reported offer from the #Chiefs last year for Orlando Brown Jr vs what the Bengals reportedly gave him tonight, I’ll be curious to see the guarantees when the dust settles. pic.twitter.com/o1kjQ385mf
In Orlando Brown's new, 4-year deal with the #Bengals, he gets 67.87% of the $64.092M fully guaranteed, with $42.3M through year 2 and $49.9M through 3. By that point, he'll be ready for the next deal.
Originally Posted by wazu:
Same. I don't get how this really just happened. OBJ is getting a shit deal to go to our #1 rival, while we pay another guy way more to switch from RT to LT.
Veach is studying all the speed rushers in the draft again tonight. He gonna blow this dope's doors off if we meet again in the playoffs because Cincy doesn't like to give help either.
These cats looking reallllly good right about now:
Derick Hall
Will McDonald
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Adetomiwa Adebawore [Reply]
Just spoke to new #Bengals LT Orlando Brown Jr.: "I'm super thankful for the opportunity to carry on my father's legacy and be a left tackle. It was important to be able to play that position and play for a winning team and a winning quarterback. Who Dey!"
What a dipshit. He had a chance to play LT for a damn Super Bowl team with an all-time great QB and he pissed it away out of greed, which led to a lower salary by 15-20% compared to what Kansas City offered him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
Veach is studying all the speed rushers in the draft again tonight. He gonna blow this dope's doors off if we meet again in the playoffs because Cincy doesn't like to give help either.
These cats looking reallllly good right about now:
Derick Hall
Will McDonald
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Adetomiwa Adebawore