Eleven-year veteran offensive guard Bobbie Williams ended his free agency on Monday as the Cincinnati Bengals made an official announcement that they re-signed the free agent with a new contract that will keep Williams in Bengals jersey through the 2011 season.
The two-year contract will pay Williams nearly $3 million and the Bengals does consider that he deserves it. Just as Coach Marvin Lewis said, Williams is a guy that every coach would like to have on his team. He can be counted on to be on the field every day at practice and on Sundays and always make great effort to have increasing production; he is one of the most respected guys in our locker room and his existence with the team is essential to the Bengals, who are coming off a division championship and looking forward a better season in 2010.
Williams was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as a second-round pick in 2000 and spent his first four seasons all with the Eagles. Leaving the Eagles to put on the Bengals jersey in 2004, Williams started 95 of 98 games he played for the Bengals, missing only three games in 2006 season.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Bengals OL Smith is expected to be ready for playing against Ravens
The Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Andre Smith will take part in practice with his teammates this week and is expected to play against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium on Nov. 8.
I guess it will take some time for Smith to really rejoin the team. As the sixth overall pick in April, he missed too many practices. In fact, he missed all of training camp in a contract impasse. And only two days after a contract was finalized, he unfortunately broke a bone in his left foot during a non-contact drill and had to stay out of field until this week. Missing practice means more than missing time. The rookie will have to spend a lot of time to learn all the things about the team’s game play scheme, almost starting from scratch.
According to Coach Marvin Lewis, Smith will be able to participate in some practice drills this week but won’t be able to play against the Chicago Bears on this Sunday, which was followed by a bye week. The coach is confident that Smith will be seen in his No. 71 Bengals jersey to play by Nov. 8.
I guess it will take some time for Smith to really rejoin the team. As the sixth overall pick in April, he missed too many practices. In fact, he missed all of training camp in a contract impasse. And only two days after a contract was finalized, he unfortunately broke a bone in his left foot during a non-contact drill and had to stay out of field until this week. Missing practice means more than missing time. The rookie will have to spend a lot of time to learn all the things about the team’s game play scheme, almost starting from scratch.
According to Coach Marvin Lewis, Smith will be able to participate in some practice drills this week but won’t be able to play against the Chicago Bears on this Sunday, which was followed by a bye week. The coach is confident that Smith will be seen in his No. 71 Bengals jersey to play by Nov. 8.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Bengals signed kicker Swank to fill spot of injured Graham
After receiver Chad Ochocinco kicked extra points during a preseason game at New England on Thursday, the Cincinnati Bengals found that they were in need of a kicker with Shayne Graham injured. So they signed rookie kicker Sam Swank on Sunday.
Swan was from Wake Forest. While he was at school, he was the school’s leading scorer. He made a school record of kicking 71 career field goals. The Philadelphia Eagles signed him as a free agent but released him on May 27.
The experience made Swan a proper backup for the Bengals kicker Graham, who was recovering from a groin injury, especially after the Thursday’s preseason game in which receiver Ochocinco did the kicker’s job.
Swan was from Wake Forest. While he was at school, he was the school’s leading scorer. He made a school record of kicking 71 career field goals. The Philadelphia Eagles signed him as a free agent but released him on May 27.
The experience made Swan a proper backup for the Bengals kicker Graham, who was recovering from a groin injury, especially after the Thursday’s preseason game in which receiver Ochocinco did the kicker’s job.
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