Former Cleveland Browns third-round draft pick Larry Ogunjobi signed a one-year free agent deal in 2021 with the Cincinnati Bengals and proceeded to parlay that into something of a breakout season. While he was unable to finish out the year due to a foot injury, the Chicago Bears backed the Brinks truck up, offering to pay him $40.5 million over three years.
Only they hit the gas and pulled away once Ogunjobi came in for his physical. Chicago rescinded the deal and he remained a free agent until June, roughly three months after the initial agreement. It was the Pittsburgh Steelers who finally struck a deal, uncoincidentally just after Stephon Tuitt announced his retirement.