I have red and heard several stories about the cheapness of the Brown Family, owners of the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals ownership is widely known in NFL Circles as the "Kansas City Royals" of the NFL. The Brown family rarely gives new contracts to existing Bengals players. And they never go into free agency and spend money.
The new "Salary Floor" that kicked in this year is called "The Brown Rule" by many NFL Insiders. With the Salary Cap teams can not exceed a maximum spending limit set by the league every year before the start of the new leage year. The Salary Floor kicked in this year via the new CBA due to cheap ownership like the Brown Family that refuses to spend money. This year teams are required to spend up to 97% of the Salary Cap. The Bengals went into free agency with around $35 million in cap space. As of recent league numbers the Bengals have only spent around 12 million of that. Leaving around 20 million in cap space with little to nothing left on the market. League insiders expect them to re-sign OT Andre Smith. But he will be a 5 million a year player.
The Brown Family also refuses to staff College and Pro Scouting Departments. They have no GM. No Team President. The NFL stepped in around 10 years ago and told them they had to "join the modern age" and demanded them hire front office personal. To date I don't think Mike Brown has done so. Many fans question why Marvin Lewis continues to be retained after a decade of being the Head Coach with only one Division Title and Zero Playoff Wins. The reason he is retained is because no one else wants to go to Cincinnati and deal with the Brown Family cheapness. And the Brown Family knows they would have a tough time getting anybody to come in because that individual knows the Bengals have zero chance of winning Super Bowls due to a lack of spending, a lack of front office, and a lack of scouts.
The new "Salary Floor" that kicked in this year is called "The Brown Rule" by many NFL Insiders. With the Salary Cap teams can not exceed a maximum spending limit set by the league every year before the start of the new leage year. The Salary Floor kicked in this year via the new CBA due to cheap ownership like the Brown Family that refuses to spend money. This year teams are required to spend up to 97% of the Salary Cap. The Bengals went into free agency with around $35 million in cap space. As of recent league numbers the Bengals have only spent around 12 million of that. Leaving around 20 million in cap space with little to nothing left on the market. League insiders expect them to re-sign OT Andre Smith. But he will be a 5 million a year player.
The Brown Family also refuses to staff College and Pro Scouting Departments. They have no GM. No Team President. The NFL stepped in around 10 years ago and told them they had to "join the modern age" and demanded them hire front office personal. To date I don't think Mike Brown has done so. Many fans question why Marvin Lewis continues to be retained after a decade of being the Head Coach with only one Division Title and Zero Playoff Wins. The reason he is retained is because no one else wants to go to Cincinnati and deal with the Brown Family cheapness. And the Brown Family knows they would have a tough time getting anybody to come in because that individual knows the Bengals have zero chance of winning Super Bowls due to a lack of spending, a lack of front office, and a lack of scouts.
