Bengals sign Smith, Crabtree only remaining rookie holdout.

[Miller]

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/update-smith-in-fold/633533b2-1318-48ad-8453-c077b1930acahttp://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/mr-smith-goes-to-cincy/dc6c1a79-86e3-449c-a924-3eda19e6a6c9

The Bengals have signed first-round pick Andre Smith in a deal that could be as much as $42 million and the Alabama right tackle is expected to be on the field in Sunday's 3 p.m. practice at Paul Brown Stadium.

After a sub par performance by the o-line in the 3rd preseason game the Bengals have finally got Smith signed. This should upgrade their unit, but he lost a TON of time and it will be some time until I expect to see him in the line-up.

 

[Phicinfan]

Update: Smith in fold



After a sub par performance by the o-line in the 3rd preseason game the Bengals have finally got Smith signed. This should upgrade their unit, but he lost a TON of time and it will be some time until I expect to see him in the line-up.

:eek :thud:

 

[Sgt John]

His fat ass better produce.

I cant believe they gave him that much guarenteed money.

 

[Miller]

His fat ass better produce.

I cant believe they gave him that much guaranteed money.

Sounds like an interesting deal in which Cincy has quite a bit of flexibility:

And so after his standoff with the team ended in an intriguing contract that can be as short as four years at $26 million or as long as six years at $50 million at the club's option, Smith made sure Day 1 was longer than everybody else's.

 

[Miller]

in the story about his recent injury, it had an interesting note on his contract:

Smith had already made news Tuesday. Citing a league source, ProFootballTalk.com reported that Smith's contract contains a provision that cuts Smith's pay in half for each game in which he weighs in at 350 pounds or higher and is not on the active Game day 45- man roster.

 

[Phicinfan]

and now he is out with a broken foot. Sheesh what luck of cincy.

 

[mudloggerone]

It sux to be a Bengal fan, dam the luck.