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Bengals sign DE Odom (for real)
The Bengals announced Monday night, March 3, that they’ve signed defensive end Antwan Odom to a five-year contract.
Odom will be introduced to the Bengals media at a 10 a.m. news conference at Paul Brown Stadium on Tuesday.
Odom, who generated a career-high eight sacks for the Tennessee Titans in 2007, became an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 29.
Odom is due to start at left defensive end, opposite right end Robert Geathers, in the Bengals’ 4-3 scheme under new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.
Meanwhile, Dewayne Robertson may not be coming to Cincinnati, after all.
Hours after ESPN claimed the Bengals and New York Jets had agreed to terms on a trade that would send the defensive tackle to Cincinnati in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round draft picks, FOXSports.com reported Robertson will not be traded to Cincinnati.
“We’ve had discussions with the Bengals as well as other teams with regard to Dewayne,” Robertson’s agent, Hadley Engelhard, told the New York Daily News. “We have not agreed to a contract, not by any stretch.”
Draft expert Todd McShay of Scouts Inc. projects that the Bengals will select Southern Cal defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis with the No. 9 overall pick in the April 26-27 NFL draft.
Despite the Odom signing, the club remains starved for defensive playmakers.
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By Tom
March 3, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
Great news, we need more defence!!!!!!!!!By Brian
March 3, 2008 10:56 PM | Link to this
Nothing against Odom, but this team is simply treading water.By greg maier
March 4, 2008 1:40 AM | Link to this
Chick, $20 or the beer of your choice says that Odom, alongside sedrick Ellison has a better year than Justin Smith, and at $1 million a year less. It will be particularly satisfying after I re-read your article from yesterday (and then Peter King’s stats on Smith.)By Dave
March 4, 2008 7:35 AM | Link to this
So how many arrests has Odom been charged with? This team has no intentions of righting itself. They let Justin Smith get away and then try to sign a replacement (Rogers) who had been suspended for a full season, meaning he has had at least three offenses. They talk about going after the running back McFadden who has a laundry list of arrests! C’mon!By bill
March 4, 2008 7:38 AM | Link to this
And Dave don’t forget they just resigned Odell the drug addict Thurman. And Chris Henry is still there! And…By tom
March 4, 2008 7:42 AM | Link to this
To Dave and Bill. So what if the majority of the Bengals players do drugs and commit heinous crimes. So what?By tammy
March 4, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this
Ray Lewis committed murder and the Ravens welcomed him back with open arms. It is accepted in the NFL.By bob
March 4, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this
So why do all these forums end up discusing crime and not about football? Let’s talk football and the Bengals chances of making the playoffs again next season.By sam wyche
March 4, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this
Who needs boy scouts…just win baby!By sam wyche
March 4, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this
Who needs boy scouts…just win baby!