With the acquisition phase of spring players on out -of -season training sessions, the Bengals of Cincinnati will not be able to make major movements. But the extension of the Rusher Trey Trey Hendrickson contract is looming, and as its holdout continues, a wave of procedural movements could be made to make its big day of payment easier to manage.
Among these options, there are manipulating the contracts of certain underperforming veterans.
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Cincinnati Obliged by reducing part of the Geno Stone security contract.
“Stone, who was to win $ 6.475 million this year, agreed with a $ 4.9 million contract of one year, a salary reduction of $ 1.575 million”, ” On the reported ceiling. “Bengals have guaranteed 1.5 million dollars of the new contract, which has given the history of Bengals is a virtual guarantee on the entire salary of its year.”
Stone was a candidate for a salary reduction due to his huge struggles in 2024. On his credit, he was durable and versatile, but his performance between splashing games was disappointing.
Despite the generation of four interceptions and 88 plated, Stone was a replacement player. Stone was willing to admit that he had struggled while accepting his salary reduction.
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“At the end of the day, I’m here and I’m going to give everything wherever I am”, ” Stone told journalists. “This is something I owe them. I signed here and I want to have what I want to do for them. Honestly, I was angry with myself last year. Just the way my game was early in the year. I was put in situations that I really never had in my career, and that had nothing to do with someone else.”
Stone ranked 34th of 37 security qualified by Pro Foot Grade and Dead Last in race defense.
With this additional money, it is easy to connect Cincinnati to its disgruntled rusher. If Stone’s largest contribution is to help keep Hendrickson, it will be visualized favorably.
“Geno Stone said he was disappointed with his game last year, so he understood the request to take a salary reduction, but he also planned to say no”, Laurel Pfahler wrote. “Said that if the Bengals clean the cap space, there is a reason and he assumes that he goes to Trey Hendrickson. Said his cup was the best for the team.”
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Stone is not the only one to need to improve for the improvement of his unit. Registered in a starting job, it will cost Cincinnati less in 2025, although the difficulties pursued could prove even more expensive.
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