Typically, when there are decisions the Bengals have to make, I’ll just assume they’re going to make what I feel is the wrong decision. Because that’s what they do.
But on Friday, the Bengals actually made a smart decision.
The team, which has shown its loyalty time and again to aging veterans on the roster, decided to decline the option on Adam Jones’ contract. That doesn’t mean Jones won’t be a Bengal in 2018, but it does mean the Bengals won’t be paying him the $6,447,918 he was due this season.
The Bengals will look to re-sign Jones to a more team-friendly deal that’s commensurate with what he brings to the organization at this point in his career.