It’s time to pay the piper for Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown. It’s not something he’s seemingly had to do very often throughout his tenure overseeing the team, considering they haven’t been among the most successful teams in the league at drafting and developing star talents, but they are at a high point in their history—with young talent ready to cash in.
And from the sounds of it, Brown is acutely aware of the fact that he may not be able to pay all of them what they want—or if he manages to do so, it will come at great expense elsewhere.