Joining us right now is Joel Corey. It's been a while since we've had Joel on the show,

former sports agent, and he is for CBS Sports.com, their NFL contract and salary cap expert

at Corey Joel on X on Twitter. So you know the situation going on here with Terry McCloren.

So let's start there.

How and when do you think this gets resolved?

How does it play out here over the next few weeks?

I suspect this gets done right around the time training camp starts at the latest.

Dan Quinn had a very good approach at the minicamp when he said something to the effect.

This is one of those times where football and business intersect.

He's just rolling with the punches.

So I anticipate that he'll be there, if not the starting training camp,

a couple days thereafter.

I'd be shocked that this ends up being one of these long, drawn-out contract disputes.

So what do you think the deal looks like when they get there?

Well, to me, it's a very narrow range.

One, if the commanders are below T. Higgins, that's a non-starter, and I would be

insulted if I'm Karen McLaren because T. Higgins is the number two receiver.

Top of the number two receiver market is $28.75 million per year.

It might be a number one receiver if he got into the open market

and was playing someplace else, but in Cincinnati, he's the number two receiver.

All number two receivers aren't relevant.

Now, I wouldn't be paying more than C.D. Lamb, C.D. Lamb is a better receiver. That deal was done last year. That's at $34 million per year. That I had $100 million in guarantees, $67 million fully guaranteed at signing. The most recent relevant data point to me is D.K. Metcalfe and his trade from Seattle to

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