When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ohio rivals, the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals, they have never necessarily been viewed as shrewd financial business enterprises when it comes to the football field. While the Bengals have improved lately, to be sure, both have had their fair share of bad contracts, particularly with free agent signings.
Pro Football Focus recently looked at two contracts, one from each, in a list of what they refer to as the five worst contracts for edge defenders, and representing the AFC North are the Bengals’ Michael Johnson and the Browns’ Paul Kruger.