Cleveland could at some point end up converting one of their two-way contract players to a standard contract, with Isaiah Mobley and Emoni Bates realistically being options there, or the Cavaliers could sign a free agent via team-friendly deal.

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/07/28/early-season-telling-cavs-players-role/

He is also on an incredibly team-friendly deal.

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/02/04/cavs-middleman-yet-another-trade-nets/

His contract, the largest in NFL history, is considered team-friendly in that it gives the Chiefs flexibility in their annual spending.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/01/outlier-or-trend-as-qb-lamar-jackson-seeks-new-deal-with-ravens-guaranteed-money-remains-a-question/

Mattison deserved the shot at RB1 and the deal is more team-friendly than a couple of other deals last week with similar backs.

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/2023/3/21/23646908/daily-norsemans-2023-minnesota-vikings-free-agency-grades-review

Maybe Cleveland could make a deal at some point to bring in more forward depth, or swing a trade to acquire meaningful forward depth, but in this case, a team-friendly signing would seem to play out eventually.

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/07/30/potential-cavs-target-sneaky-good-defensive-signing/

Thus, the Pirates making what could fairly be described as a team-friendly offer, combined with the state of the franchise, didn’t appear to lend optimism to the prospects of Reynolds signing.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/from-trade-request-to-9-figure-deal-months-ago-bryan-reynolds-seemed-unlikely-to-remain-with-pirates/