Cincinnati Bengals har truffet en afgørende beslutning om defensive end Myles Murphy. Ifølge flere pålidelige kilder vil holdet ikke udnytte femteårs-optionen på hans kontrakt, hvilket betyder, at Murphy bliver en fri agent uden restriktioner næste forår.
Murphy blev draftet i første runde i 2023 og har indtil videre spillet tre sæsoner for Bengals. I den periode har han opnået 92 tackles, 8,5 sacks og en tvunget fumble. Sidste sæson nåede han 5,5 sacks, og en fortsat udvikling i den kommende sæson vil styrke hans muligheder for en ny kontrakt – enten i Cincinnati eller hos en anden klub.
Selvom Bengals dropper femteårs-optionen, der ville have sikret Murphy 14,475 millioner dollars i 2027, er der tegn på, at holdet ønsker at forhandle en langtidskontrakt med ham. Dermed håber de at undgå, at Murphy forlader som fri agent næste marts.
Beslutningen kommer på et tidspunkt, hvor Bengals forsøger at fastholde nøglespillere og samtidig bygge et konkurrencedygtigt hold. Murphy’s præstationer og potentiale gør ham til en attraktiv spiller, og en ny kontrakt kunne sikre stabilitet i forsvaret.
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