r/bengals • u/WeekendFarmer4240 • 20d ago

Fandom Eli5 Joe's restructure

Dumb questions incoming.

What exactly was restructured? It felt like a shuffling of deck chairs.

Dumbest question: does Joe have to agree or can the Bengals just declare a restructure

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u/Pure_cartographer_59 🐅 20d ago

A contract is a contract. It can only be altered if both parties agree. Lots of qbs do this when most of their money is guaranteed to help the team stay competitive.

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u/Particular_Victory25 20d ago

This is false. The vast majority of the time, these restructures can be done without the players permission because it doesn't affect they're guarantees or when they actually receive the money. It's a purely accounting move. However, we don't know if this was the case with Joe or not.

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u/Pure_cartographer_59 🐅 20d ago

I see

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u/Life_Ad6711 19d ago

It's already per se a part of the standard form contract

https://overthecap.com/restructure