Keenum made 7.5m last year. Don’t forget Denver paid him to too. Commanders only had to pay half.
Starting QB’s get paid, no matter what team they are on unless they are on their rookie deal.
https://overthecap.com/position/quarterback/2019/
Pick our next stop gap QB
and also, how do you propose we get the #1 overall pick in 2021 so we can draft Lawrence?
what combination of picks and players would net a 1st overall?
Using a modern trade calculator it would take the 15th, 16th and 17th pick in this years draft to get the Bengals #1
https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart.asp?RequestTeam=Dal
assuming we have the 17th pick again next year, where do we get #15 and #16? That’s three mid round first round picks to move up to get Lawrence. How is that possible? How many players on our current roster could we even trade for #15 or #16 this year? If so, would you package them and our #17 for the #1? Would the team hoping to also draft Lawrence even be willing to do that?