The Cincinnati Bengals have signed free agent wide receiver Antonio Bryant to a four-year contract worth $28 million.
The contract is very similar to the extension the Baltimore Ravens gave to wideout Anquan Boldin.
The Bengals had been linked to Brandon Marshall and Terrell Owens, but decided to go with Bryant.
Chad Ocho Cinco will likely be disappointed the team didn’t decide to sign Owens, a good friend of his.
Ocho Cinco also could play second fiddle to the highly-paid Bryant, but that still remains to be seen.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:19 am by steve
By Bud L. Ellis
After a breakout season in which they won 10 games and a division championship, the Cincinnati Bengals hope to reach the Super Bowl this season.
They will get an up-close look at the two teams who battled for last season’s championship. The Bengals will play host to Super Bowl champion New Orleans and travel to AFC champ Indianapolis during the 2010 season.
Dates for all of Cincinnati’s 16-game regular season schedule have not been announced yet by the NFL. But the Bengals know who they will play, and where. The home portion of the schedule is highlighted by games against the Saints, the AFC West champion Chargers, and AFC wild-card qualifier Baltimore.
The other five home games are against teams that were a combined 30-50 last season: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Miami and Tampa Bay.
On the road, the slate looks tougher. Cincinnati plays half of its road contests against playoff teams from a year ago – Indy, AFC East champ New England, AFC runner-up the New York Jets, and Baltimore. The other four road games are at Cleveland, at Pittsburgh, at Atlanta and at Carolina. Those final three teams all finished at .500 or better.
The combined record of the eight teams Cincy will face on the road is a robust 73-55. Based on win percentage of all of their opponents, the Bengals have the fourth-toughest schedule in 2010.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8:13 am by bud
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