Cincinnati Bengals want to give Andy Dalton deal in Kaepernick range

The Cincinnati Bengals are working to sign quarterback Andy Dalton to a long-term deal. Apparently, they have a certain range in mind.

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According to reports, the Bengals want to pay Dalton similar to the deal the San Francisco 49ers gave Colin Kaepernick.

Dalton’s camp obviously disagrees that the quarterback should sign such a team friendly deal or else an agreement would have been reached.

They are presumably holding out for a contract that will pay more up front.

From Geoff Hobson of the Bengals official website:

Brown thinks Dalton deal should be in Kaepernick range
— Geoff Hobson (@GeoffHobsonCin) July 22, 2014

For those who don’t understand why the Bengals would be willing to match the 49ers contract for Kaepernick, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk provided a breakdown in layman’s terms.

"And if there was/were/whatever any doubt that the Kaepernick deal is incredibly team friendly, the Bengals’ willingness to give the same contract to a guy who hasn’t won a playoff game proves it. A mere $13 million fully guaranteed at signing on a seven-year commitment from the player. A very late (relatively speaking) April 1 deadline each year for dumping the player before injury-only guarantees become full guarantees. An annual average that pays the quarterback mid-level money now and, given spikes in the salary cap, mid-level money (or worse) in the out years. And an obligation for the player to plunk down a ton of cash for a $20 million disability policy payable to the team in the event that he suffers a career-ending injury."

Every team would love to have that kind of deal for their starting quarterback.

Unfortunately for the Bengals, Dalton’s camp is looking past the smokescreen of a “$126 million deal with $61 million guaranteed” and looking to get a deal that is friendlier to their client.

The two sides are working to get something done, but it appears they still remain far apart.

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