Free agency doesn’t always work out the way anybody wants, whether it’s from the perspective of the team, of the player, or of the agent. Today’s installment concerns Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Darqueze Dennard, who was hoping to go elsewhere for more money—but settled for returning for even less than the Bengals originally offered him.
That can’t be good, right? Although we don’t know the full details. Dennard, a 2014 first-round draft pick, has spent the vast majority of his career working in the slot, unable to crack the starting lineup on the outside.
He was hoping that there would be a team on the open market who would give him a shot to start on the outside, and also to pay him as an outside cornerback, but as he explored his options, he did not find the interest that he was looking for—and hoping for.