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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Signing bonuses are guaranteed money. Full stop.
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Signing bonus is an up front payment that the team is allowed to spread over a maximum of 5 years for "cap reasons". It's basically considered part of the contract that you give at the time of signing.
Guaranteed money is money that you may potentally pay for little or no production, ala Deshaun Watson. The Browns gave gotten nearly nothing for all that money. That's exactly the type of thing that gives the Bengals FO hives. They simply do not want to take that chance, like other teams readily do.