It's really no wonder you guys work yourselves up into clown paint. You can't possibly know anything about the negotiations between Ridley and Baalke other than players generally want to test free agency for obvious reasons. Just let it play out. The player also has to be willing to sign while forgoing the potentially true higher value he has that he can only find out by testing the market. Evans probably wanted to retire a Buc. And also, Cleatwood specifically, weren't you just saying don't pay him AND give up the 2nd? That's what you have to do to keep him IF he's even willing to forgo free agency.

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