HoosierCat

I mean, the length has always been the hang up. If Trey is so confident that he can play for several more years, he should ask for a no tag/no trade clause so he can hit FA next March. Pocket something like 28-30m this year and move on.

Interesting note on the stadium lease negotiations. To what extent it reflects positions now is unknown, but here was what each side wanted back in April: Bengals: 5 year lease extension $308 million from HamCo 50% of city tax revenue Bengals kick in $125 million HamCo: New 15 year lease $357.5 million from HamCo No mention of city $$ Bengals kick in $312.5 million

Shedeur getting off to a good start... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45540231/browns-rookie-shedeur-sanders-cited-driving-101-mph

Yeah, saw that. If he can stay healthy it's a plus for them, but that's a big if. He's only managed 14 games in the past two years, and 34 in the last four.

Mike will outlive us all. 50 years from now he will still be out there at spring practices in his life-support golf cart, breathing like Darth Vader and occasionally muttering about ox carts and ditches.

Let’s see, 20 years ago I was a dumb asshole who had just moved back to the Midwest. Not much has changed since. Older, fatter, maybe 10% less dumb (being generous!).

When I was little and on the brink of doing something stupid because "everyone else was doing it," my mom would ask me, "if everyone else jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you?" Clearly, Amphar's answer would be an enthusiastic yes. Not that he doesn't have company, starting with Katie and Troy. As for the fan who was lied to, I don't know who that might be. If he's talking about the fact the contract language isn't unique, that was reported weeks ago. It was such a "secret" that I saw it on f**king facebook. But in any event, I have to ask why he isn't posting wherever this sad fan is? Why limit his immense intellect and epic never-wrongness to what amounts to a legacy forum populated by half a dozen guys who stick around mostly out of friendship. Why not share his genius with, say, Bengals Twitter (or X now, whatever), where he can tell Joe Goodberry what an ass he is right to his virtual face? I am sure Joe will be impressed. Bookface, reddit, even cincyjungle are, I'm betting, full of fans in need of his correction, far more than visit this ghost town.

I don't think anyone (here at least) was much worried about it. Trey sitting out the season was never a viable option.

Did mine last year. Which reminds me, I have to order the extension wand so I can get the grill smoke stains off the back gutter...

Yeah, like I mentioned a couple weeks ago, teams that have inserted the language in the past also coughed up a little more upfront money or gave some other concession to smooth things over. And if that was the case, then Stewart needed to get over it and sign. But reports are that it is (unsurprisingly) not the case. As has been all too common, the FO doesn't want to negotiate, just dictate.

Changes at holder, long snapper, too. May have a new snapper this year. But yeah, needs to get sorted. Still plenty of time.

Shrug. Bengals picked the fight. I have no doubt Stewart will eventually sign, but for now we are where we are. Anyhow, in actual news, Taylor says the starters may get reps in more than one preseason game, which hasn’t happened since 2019. I approve, even given the injury risk. McPherson 1 for 3 on 50+ tries today.

Pratt a Raider. 1 year deal, per Schefty.

Taylor making some camp sked changes this year to try and help with the early season struggles. https://www.bengals.com/news/zac-taylor-changes-training-camp-2025 Dont know if it will help any but I’m a fan of trying everything up to and including more rum for jobu to get a week 1 win.

For me (and as always YMMV), the bottom line re the Stewart holdout is this: You are free to feel however you feel about whether the clause in question is justified or not. You are free to feel however you feel about the player, his agent, and our front office personnel. But the fact remains that it was the Bengals' choice to insert it into this contract proposal, with this player, and with this agent. This is on them.

Trading camp sked is out. Camp starts June 23, wraps Aug. 10. https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/6/11/24447431/2025-bengals-training-camp-dates

Interesting bit from Hobs today: Given how they always seem to be optimizing the line for pass protection, it will be interesting to see how well this goes.

Accurate…

Stewart situation getting ugly. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2025/06/10/shemar-stewart-contract-dispute-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-minicamp/84136526007/ Also: https://www.wlwt.com/article/shemar-stewart-cincinnati-bengals-rookie-contract-minicamp/65025985 Finally: https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/bengals-first-round-pick-shemar-stewart-says-he-has-support-of-stars-in-locker-room-as-he-fights-contract-clause-01jxdmcf21dd I will say that I do appreciate the FO catering to us jaded old fans with a classic first round draft pick holdout. Thanks Troy, thanks Katie and, of course, FU Mike Brown. Anyone want to go in on a MIKE BROWN STEP DOWN plane banner?

Hobs with the roster rundown. https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-2025-mandatory-minicamp Today’s fun fact: You can’t stop the Sample! Some other tidbits: Hill still in a boot, though “not for long,” Hobs claims. Seth McLaughlin still rehabbing the Achilles. I agree with Goodberry that stashing him on IR might be the best option there. Dax Hill not expected to work in minicamp, still rehabbing the acl. Expected back “sometime” in camp so that bears watching. Going to be quite a scrum for that fifth LB spot. Battle of the long snappers confirmed.

Oh, Watt is a better player but he’s been paid like one, too. That 28 is the final installment of his rookie extension, a four-year, $112 million jackpot. Trey can only dream of those numbers.

The mandatory minicamp is upon us, which means three days worth of breathless stories about Trey Hendrickson being absent and how the Bengals are cheap, incompetent, suck, etc. Ahead of that, I would like to present this totally unrelated story that you might not have heard about: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45484696/tj-watt-not-attending-steelers-mandatory-minicamp-sources-say Yup, $28 million ain't enough for Watt, either.

Pratt released. Frees up $5.6 million more in cash and cap space. That might find its way to Trey in the form of a sweetener to get his deal done.

Speaking of CBs, look who showed up on the police blotter over the weekend (via espn). Jones really needs to stop drinking.

Ha ha Army now you have to root for Nick Chubb. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45476200/rb-nick-chubb-expected-sign-1-year-deal-houston-texans