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By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday secured one of their star young players for the future,with ESPN.com learning that the team has reached a six-year contract extension with defensive end Robert Geathers, the club's leading sacker in 2006.

The contract is worth $19 million in its first three years. The extension has a maximum value of $33.7 million. Geathers will earn$12.5 million in bonuses and will bank $14 million in the first year of the deal.

Without the extension, Geathers, a three-year veteran, would have been eligible for restricted free agency this spring. The Bengals would certainly have retained his rights by making him a one-year qualifying offer, but preferred the long-term extension, because Cincinnati views Geathers as a key part of its future.

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Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $980478	Cheapshot payout!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2726834 By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday secured one of their star young players for the future,with ESPN.com learning that the team has reached a six-year contract extension with defensive end Robert Geathers, the club's leading sacker in 2006. The contract is worth $19 million in its first three years. The extension has a maximum value of $33.7 million. Geathers will earn$12.5 million in bonuses and will bank $14 million in the first year of the deal. Without the extension, Geathers, a three-year veteran, would have been eligible for restricted free agency this spring. The Bengals would certainly have retained his rights by making him a one-year qualifying offer, but preferred the long-term extension, because Cincinnati views Geathers as a key part of its future.
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