โ€œDoor Is Openโ€ For OT Andre Smith To Leave Cincinnati

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported over the weekend that โ€œindications areโ€ the Bengals are โ€œnot closeโ€ to reaching an agreement with free agent OT Andre Smith.

Peter King of SI.com mentions that the Smithโ€™s agents have made it โ€œvery clearโ€ that the Bengalsโ€™ current offer โ€œstinks.โ€ King adds that the โ€œdoor is openโ€ for Smith to sign elsewhere.

Smith, 26, is reportedly targeting $9 million annually, but now that the market has played out, itโ€™s seems highly unlikely that heโ€™ll receive that kind of money. Right tackles like Gosder Cherilus and Phil Loadholt signed deals that will pay them close to $6.25 million per year. In fact, even Jake Long signed for less that $9 million in annual money and he plays left tackle.

Reedy suggests Smith could end up signing a four-year deal worth $26 million-$27 million that includes $7 million-$8 million guaranteed.

We have Smith listed as the No. 1 player in our recently updated Top 50 Free Agents list.

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