Andy Dalton Contract Not a Priority for Bengals, VP Troy Blackburn Says

The Cincinnati Bengals don't appear to be in a rush to get a new contract done with quarterback Andy Dalton.

Bengals vice president Troy Blackburn explained why right now isn't the right time to engage Dalton in talks on a new deal, per Geoff Hobson of the team's official website:

"We didn't sign the Andy Dalton deal because we thought it was a good deal. At the time it was an expensive deal. It was a heavy lift. We did it because Andy was a winning starting quarterback in the National Football League, he had demonstrated that. We know statistically your best chance of success is by rewarding your own players and maintaining that quality core. That is what drove that. We are certainly aware…